Lexic.us

Definition of Alcohol addiction

1. Noun. Habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms.

Medical Definition of Alcohol addiction

1. A disorder characterised by pathological pattern of alcohol use that causes a serious impairment in social or occupational functioning. In DSN III R this is termed alcohol abuse or, if tolerance or withdrawal is present, alcohol dependence. (18 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alcohol Addiction

Literary usage of Alcohol addiction

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

1. Technologies for Understanding and Preventing Substance Abuse and Addiction by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"The Neurobiology of Drug and alcohol addiction, Annals of the American Academy of Sciences 654:400-415, 1992. 60. Olds, J., and Milner, P., ..."

2. Assessment and Treatment of Patients With Coexisting Mental Illness and by Richard Ries (1996)
"Common examples of dual disorders include the combinations of major depression with cocaine addiction, alcohol addiction with panic disorder, alcoholism and ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Acceptance of their hypothesis concerning the etiology of alcohol addiction requires the demonstration that THP is formed under physiological conditions in ..."

4. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"The label "alcoholism" is frequently loosely applied to several groups of disabilities and does not always refer to the disease "alcohol addiction. ..."

5. Prevention Plus II: Tools for Creating and Sustaining Drug-Free Communities (1994)
"A genetic predisposition to become addicted to other drugs may be likely but has not been as fully researched as the genetic factor in alcohol addiction. ..."

6. Report of Investigation: The Aldrich Ames Espionage Case by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Ames acknowledges the presence of a variety of symptoms of alcohol addiction. The term "alcoholic" often conjures up images of broken individuals who spend ..."

7. Health Consequences of Smoking: Nicotine Addiction a Report of the Surgeon by C. Everett Koop, M.D., DIANE Publishing Company (1988)
"For instance, time since last drink and beliefs, expectations, and setting are important variables to consider in the study of alcohol addiction (Abrams and ..."

8. Research on Alcohol and Alcoholism (1993)
"Studies on individual risk factors performed in the alcohol field have revealed a strong correlation between them and alcohol addiction. ..."

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