dipsomaniacs
Slaves to alcohol
Dipsomaniacs are people afflicted with dipsomania—an uncontrollable craving for alcohol.
The term is old-fashioned and clinical, largely replaced by "alcoholic" in modern usage: The sanitarium housed dipsomaniacs and other troubled souls.
It carries a Victorian-era flavor, suggesting periodic bouts of compulsive drinking rather than steady alcoholism.
Chronic heavy drinker
- alcoholicAddicted to drinking
- inebriateChronic heavy drinker
- sotHabitual heavy drinker
- tipplerRegular light drinker
toper · boozer · lush · bibber · soaker · guzzler · imbiber · drinker
Powerful urge to have
- dependenceState of needing another
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
detoxification · relapse · sobriety · abstinence · recovery · twelve-step · therapy · counseling
Irreversible hepatic scarring
- hepatitisInflammatory liver condition
- delirium tremensAcute alcohol withdrawal crisis
- blackoutComplete power loss
- intoxicationSubstance-induced mental impairment
inebriation · liver damage · alcoholism · disorder · diagnosis · treatment · chronic · disease
Excessive consumption or enjoyment
- intemperanceHabitual lack of restraint
- immoderationLack of self-restraint
- binge drinkingRapid excessive alcohol consumption
- gluttonyGreedy excess in consumption
profligacy · decadence · dissipation · debauchery · extravagance · saturation · heavy drinking
Strong inner drive
- fixationPersistent mental attachment
- impulseSudden urge to act
- uncontrollableImpossible to restrain
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
thirst · appetite · drive · need · involuntariness · irresistible · obsessive · recurring
drunkard
Chronic heavy drinker
tippler · toper · boozer · lush · bibber · soaker · guzzler · imbiber · drinker · carouser
craving
Powerful urge to have
- dependenceState of needing another
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- withdrawalAct of taking away
rehabilitation · detoxification · relapse · sobriety · abstinence · recovery · twelve-step · therapy · counseling · support group
cirrhosis
Irreversible hepatic scarring
- hepatitisInflammatory liver condition
- delirium tremensAcute alcohol withdrawal crisis
- blackoutComplete power loss
intoxication · inebriation · liver damage · alcoholism · disorder · diagnosis · treatment · chronic · disease · pathological
overindulgence
Excessive consumption or enjoyment
- intemperanceHabitual lack of restraint
- immoderationLack of self-restraint
- binge drinkingRapid excessive alcohol consumption
gluttony · profligacy · decadence · dissipation · debauchery · extravagance · saturation · heavy drinking
urge
Strong inner drive
- fixationPersistent mental attachment
- impulseSudden urge to act
- uncontrollableImpossible to restrain
yearning · thirst · appetite · drive · need · involuntariness · irresistible · obsessive · recurring · periodic
dipsomaniacsteetotalers
Those avoiding all alcohol
abstainers · nondrinkers · teetotallers · prohibitionists · dry drunks