ALCOHOLISM

Alcoholism

Alcoholism is a broad term for problems with alcohol, and is generally used to mean compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages, usually to the detriment of the drinker's health, personal relationships, and social standing. It is medically considered a disease, specifically an addictive illness. In psychiatry several other terms are used, specifically "alcohol abuse" and "alcohol dependence," which have slightly different definitions.

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alcoholism

Noun

  1. A chronic disease caused by addiction to alcohol, leading to a deterioration in health and social functioning.
  2. Acute alcohol poisoning.


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