The Affects of Alcoholism in the Life of Charlie Wales According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism "About 18 million Americans have alcohol problems. Alcohol and drug abuse costs the American economy an estimated $276 billion per year in lost productivity, health care expenditures, crime, motor vehicle crashes and other conditions. An estimated 6.6 million children under the age of 18 years live in households with at least one alcoholic parent." F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Babylon Revisited" …showed first 75 words of 896 total…

…showed last 75 words of 896 total…is supported by that fact. Bad characters corrupted good company-- this outcome could have been avoided simply by choosing his friends more wisely. Works Cited Fitzgerald, F. Scott,. "Babylon Revisited." The Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald. 1931. Rpt. in Efictions. Trimmer, Joseph F, C. Wade Jennings, and Annette Patterson. Fort Worth: Harcourt Inc, 2002. 361-376. Harrison, James M. "Fitzgerald's 'Babylon Revisited.'" The Explicator 4, Jan. 1958: 1 Haisty, Donna B. "Babylon Revisited" Master Plots II Short Story Series 1