Answer:
Families:
1) Alcoholism affects families in damaged relationships.
2) It affects developmental issues with children (children may grow up under the influence of this and also turn to alcohol)
Communities:
1) Rise in crime rates and violence in communities such as offensive behaviour, vandalism, aggression, petty crime and assaults.
2) Drink driving is one of the greatest causes of deaths on roads and can affect communities.
Countries:
1) Alcohol consumption contributes to 3 million deaths each year globally as well as to the disabilities and poor health of millions of people. Harmful use of alcohol is responsible for 5.1% of the global diseases.
2) Underaged drinking is interfering with children’s development, affecting the nation’s ability to respond to economic challenges in the future.