Alkoholizm jako zjawisko patologiczne zagrażające bezpieczeństwu społecznemu

Social safety includes all the legal acts and organizational activities carried out by the government, non-governmental entities and citizens themselves. They aim to assure a certain level of life to the individuals, families and social groups refraining them from social marginalization. 1 The threats to social safety should be prevented by the state. Social pathologies are one of them. They constitute various social phenomena and individual or social groups’ attitudes that are contradictory to the values of certain cultures and cause some social damages. Some of the threats are as following: prostitution, violence, drug addiction, criminality, suicidal behavior, vandalism, and alcoholism. Nowadays the threats connected with alcoholism are increasing. It is due to the advertisement and widespread availability 2. Alcohol abuse not only entails serious health and social issues but it also has detrimental effects on one’s emotions and socio-economic situation.