Howling, Drunk Monsters – the Image of Addicts After the Period of Transformation

Abstract

The image of an addicted person is quite trivial: such people are perceived as uneducated and weak-willed people, losers, most likely coming from working-class and often pathological families. The ruling class uses this notion, which is seen in the current opinions on the “500+” programs or other social programs. However, the demystification of the image of a person addicted to alcohol is only the top of the iceberg – in this article, I would like to present how the social perceptions about alcoholics, created by liberal elites and the media serving them, affect the lives of alcoholics, their social perception and the difficulty of reaching for medical help in the fight against addiction.