alcohol dependence
Chronic drinking disorder
Alcohol dependence is a condition in which a person has developed a physical or psychological need for alcohol, typically marked by tolerance (needing more to achieve the same effect), withdrawal symptoms when not drinking, and difficulty controlling consumption.
The clinical term has largely been replaced by "alcohol use disorder," but dependence remains common in general usage: His alcohol dependence cost him his marriage.
- hitting the bottleDrinking alcohol excessively
- liquid courageAlcohol-fueled confidence
- AATwo-letter abbreviation
- binge drinkingRapid excessive alcohol consumption
- blackout drunkIntoxicated beyond memory formation
naltrexone · craving · dual diagnosis · relapse · withdrawal · cold turkey · delirium tremens · harm reduction · cirrhosis · intoxication · mental disorder · pharmacotherapy · liver disease · drunkenness · shakes · twelve-step · one day at a time · binge
- dependencedepend, depend on, rely, need, rely on
- addictionaddiction, drug addiction, substance abuse, substance use disorder, drug abuse
- alcohol harmbinge drinking, cirrhosis, drunk driving, DUI, DWI
- alcohol problemsalcoholic, alcoholics, binge drinking, heavy drinking, cirrhosis
- Alcoholismalcoholic, problem drinking, binge drinking, heavy drinking, chronic drinking
- Mental Disordersschizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, PTSD
alcohol dependencesobriety
Unimpaired mental state
abstinence · teetotalism · temperance · social drinking · clean living
alcohol dependencerecovery
Regaining what was lost
remission · wellness · clean bill of health · rehabilitation
alcohol dependenceself-mastery
Control over one's behavior
self-control · freedom · independence · autonomy · free will
alcohol, dependent, dependence, depending, dependency, depends, alcoholism, alcohols