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Definition of Alcohol abuse

1. Noun. Excessive use of alcohol and alcoholic drinks.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alcohol Abuse

Literary usage of Alcohol abuse

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Rural Substance Abuse: State of Knowledge & Issues edited by Elizabeth B. Robertson (1999)
"National Institute on alcohol abuse and Alcoholism Alcohol-related impairment Alcohol Alert. NIH No. 25, PH 351. Rockville, MD: National Institutes of ..."

2. Meta-Analysis of Drug Abuse Prevention Programs edited by William J. Bukoski (1998)
"In samples of job applicants, however, the mean validity was lower (0.21) for drug abuse; validity for applicants was high for alcohol abuse, but only one ..."

3. Technologies for Understanding and Preventing Substance Abuse and Addiction by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Alcohol Disorder as the Primary Diagnosis An estimated 13.5 percent of all adults in the United States will have a lifetime diagnosis of alcohol abuse or ..."

4. Alcohol Use Among U. S. Ethnic Minorities edited by Danielle Spiegler (1993)
"Prevalence of alcohol abuse and Dependence Among Mexican Americans and Non-Hispanic Whites ... Among persons with an alcohol abuse diagnosis, no substantial ..."

5. Health Status of Minorities & Low Income Groups by DIANE Publishing Company, Dept. of Health and Human Services, United States (1991)
"National Institute on alcohol abuse and Alcoholism. Williams GD, et al. Demographic trends, alcohol ... Heizer JE, Burnam A. alcohol abuse and dependence. ..."

6. Maintaining Budgetary Discipline: Spending and Revenue Options edited by Sherry Snyder (1999)
"Prevalence of Drug and alcohol abuse Treatment About 1.7% of the surveyed population age 12 and older (representing about 3.7 million persons) reported ..."

7. Assessing Alcohol Problems: A Guide for Clinicians and Researchers by John P. Allen, Megan Columbus (1997)
"Treatment of Drug and alcohol abuse. Clifton, NJ: Humana Press ... Am J Drug alcohol abuse 20:1-17, 1994. Yahr, HT A national comparison of public and ..."

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