alcoholic

addict

Compulsive dependent

• drunkardChronic heavy drinker
• dependencyState of needing support
• withdrawalAct of taking away

rehabilitation · relapse · craving · abstinence · sobriety · detoxification · enabler · codependency · sponsor · twelve-step

beer

Fermented grain drink

• wineFermented grape beverage
• whiskeyOak-aged grain spirit
• vodkaClear distilled spirit

rum · tequila · gin · brandy · cocktail · liqueur · spirits · cider · sake · pilsner

sobriety

Unimpaired mental state

• rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
• abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
• twelve-stepAddiction recovery framework

sponsor · therapy · counseling · detox · AA · serenity · healing · wellness · amends · inventory

drunk

Impaired by alcohol

• inebriatedIntoxicated by alcohol
• tipsyMildly intoxicated
• buzzedMildly intoxicated

wasted · hammered · plastered · sloshed · smashed · tanked · blotto · sozzled · staggering · slurring

ethanol

Drinkable volatile spirit

• methanolToxic one-carbon alcohol
• fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
• distillationPurification via vaporization

hydroxyl · proof · denatured · isopropanol · solvent · organic · molecular · synthesis · congener · rectification

cirrhosis

Irreversible hepatic scarring

• hepatitisInflammatory liver condition
• jaundiceYellowing from bile pigment
• pancreatitisSwollen digestive gland

cardiomyopathy · ascites · fibrosis · malnutrition · neuropathy · gastritis

• addictsaddicts, addict, junkies, drug addict, drug addicts
• alcohol problemsbinge drinking, heavy drinking, cirrhosis, detox, rehab
• Alcoholismdependence, dependency, problem drinking, binge drinking, heavy drinking
• drinkersdrinker, drinkers, imbiber, imbibers, drunk
• Drink Qualitiescold, hot, warm, sweet, bitter
• pleasure seekershedonist, hedonists, pleasure seeker, pleasure seekers, pleasure-seeker