alcohol addiction

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Noun1.alcohol addiction - habitual intoxicationalcohol addiction - 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
alcoholism, inebriation, drunkenness
drug addiction, white plague - an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)
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A 40-year-old Alness man was given social work help for the next three months to help beat his alcohol addiction and offending.
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He was also told to attend alcohol addiction counselling as directed by a social worker.
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Alcohol Awareness Month provides an opportunity to increase awareness and understanding of alcohol addiction, its causes, effective treatment and recovery.
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The law prohibits any advertising of alcohol and establishes that the persons in need of treatment for alcohol addiction are provided with appropriate medical assistance.
Turkmenistan limits retail sale of alcohol
Batman star Affleck last entered rehab in 2017 and had previously sought treatment for his alcohol addiction in 2001.
Affleck's message of hope after 40 days in rehab
The website reports the Oscar-winning actor, who has long struggled with alcohol addiction, fell off the wagon a while ago and has gradually got worse, while Page Six says Ben had been "struggling" ever since his breakup from longtime girlfriend Lindsay Shookus.
Ben Affleck to enter rehab for third time after ex Jennifer Garner 'stages intervention'; The Justice League star, who has long struggled with alcohol addiction, was seen driving off with his ex on Wednesday afternoon - two days after a huge box of alcohol was delivered to his home
An anonymous questionnaire was used in order to discover the degree of alcohol addiction to be defined, (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test [AUDIT] Moussas et al., 2009).
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