alcoholism
Compulsive drinking disorder
Alcoholism is addiction to alcohol—a chronic condition marked by compulsive drinking despite harmful consequences.
The term covers both physical dependence, where the body requires alcohol to function normally, and psychological compulsion.
His alcoholism cost him his marriage and his job.
Medical contexts increasingly favor "alcohol use disorder" as a less stigmatizing alternative.
Substance-induced mental impairment
- inebriationDrunken state
- drunkennessImpaired state from alcohol
- hangoverPost-drinking illness
- blackoutComplete power loss
drunkard · barfly · bottle · liquor · booze · beer · wine · spirits
Powerful urge to have
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- relapseReturn to former illness
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- dependenceState of needing another
binge · blackout · enabler · intervention · habituation · compulsion · obsession · urge
Mark of dishonor
- isolationComplete separation from others
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
homelessness · denial · codependency · neglect · embarrassment · alienation · rejection · judgment
Irreversible hepatic scarring
- hepatitisInflammatory liver condition
- pancreatitisSwollen digestive gland
- neuropathyDamage to peripheral nerves
- cardiomyopathyHeart muscle disorder
encephalopathy · jaundice · gastritis · malnutrition · ascites · anemia · hypertension · immunosuppression
Unimpaired mental state
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- detoxificationRemoving harmful substances internally
- twelve-stepAddiction recovery framework
AA · sponsor · therapy · counseling · willpower · mindfulness · healing · resilience
intoxication
Substance-induced mental impairment
- inebriationDrunken state
- drunkennessImpaired state from alcohol
- hangoverPost-drinking illness
blackout · drunkard · barfly · bottle · liquor · booze · beer · wine · spirits · pub
craving
Powerful urge to have
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- relapseReturn to former illness
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
dependence · binge · blackout · enabler · intervention · habituation · compulsion · obsession · urge · fixation
stigma
Mark of dishonor
- isolationComplete separation from others
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
unemployment · homelessness · denial · codependency · neglect · embarrassment · alienation · rejection · judgment · discrimination
cirrhosis
Irreversible hepatic scarring
- hepatitisInflammatory liver condition
- pancreatitisSwollen digestive gland
- neuropathyDamage to peripheral nerves
cardiomyopathy · encephalopathy · jaundice · gastritis · malnutrition · ascites · anemia · hypertension · immunosuppression · seizures
sobriety
Unimpaired mental state
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- detoxificationRemoving harmful substances internally
twelve-step · AA · sponsor · therapy · counseling · willpower · mindfulness · healing · resilience · amends
- public healthdisease prevention, immunization, disease control, health education, epidemiology
- substance abuseaddiction, abuse, drug abuse, substance use, substance misuse
- Alcohol Awarenessunderage drinking, teen drinking, drinking age, legal drinking age, binge drinking
- Mental Disordersschizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, PTSD
- Stigmasmental illness, HIV, AIDS, homelessness, addiction
- despair deathssuicide, drug overdose, heroin overdose, fentanyl overdose, opioid crisis
alcoholismteetotalism
Total sobriety as principle
abstinence · abstention · sobriety · temperance · nondrinker
alcoholismsobriety
Unimpaired mental state
soberness · clearheadedness · clear-headedness · lucidity · clean living
alcoholismrecovery
Regaining what was lost
self-control · self-mastery · wellness · moderation · willpower
- alcoholic drinkBeverage containing ethanol
- Alcoholics AnonymousRecovery fellowship for addicts
- recovering alcoholicPerson maintaining sobriety from drinking
- chronic alcoholicOne addicted to drink
- non-alcoholic drinkBeverage without spirits
- alcoholic beveragesDrinks containing ethanol