| The term alcoholism is used to mean
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| | politics, abuse is often used to refer to
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| various things in different contexts. For
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| | the illegal use of any substance. Within
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| common and historical usage, it refers to
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| | the broad field of medicine, abuse
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| any condition that results in continued
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| | sometimes refers to use of prescribed
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| consumption of alcoholic beverages
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| | medication in excess of the prescribed
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| despite negative consequenses. Medical
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| | dosage or to use of a prescription drug
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| definitions invariably describe
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| | without a prescription. Within religion,
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| alcoholism as a disease and addiction.
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| | abuse can refer to any use of a poorly
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| Definitions of alcoholism commonly refer
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| | regarded substance. The term is often
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| to a loss of control over one's alcohol
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| | avoided because it can cause confusion
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| consumption, a preoccupation with or
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| | due to audiences that do not necessarily
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| compulsion for alcohol, and an impaired
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| | share a single definition.
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| ability to recognize the effects of
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| | Dependence also has multiple definitions,
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| alcohol consumption. Some definitions
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| | but is not as commonly used as abuse
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| specify a current use of alcohol and
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| | outside of the medical profession.
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| include the effects of long-term heavy
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| | Physical medicine considers dependence to
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| alcohol use, including dependence and
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| | be the body's physical adaptation to the
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| withdrawal.
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| | persistent presence of alcohol.
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| While alcohol use is necessary to develop
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| | Psychological medicine considers
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| alcoholism, many people consume alcohol
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| | dependence to be a person's mental
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| without developing alcoholism. Although
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| | reliance upon something to maintain their
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| the biological mechanism of alcoholism is
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| | mental status quo. These two are
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| uncertain, some risk factors for
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| | occasionally differentiated as physical
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| alcoholism have been identified. These
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| | and psychological dependence. Within the
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| factors may include a person's social
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| | field of psychiatry, alcohol dependence
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| environment, emotional health and genetic
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| | is the term referring to alcoholism. As a
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| predisposition.
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| | result, a diagnosis of alcohol dependence
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| Terminology
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| | does not necessarily indicate the
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| Many terms are applied to a drinker's
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| | presence of physical dependence.
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| relationship with alcohol. Use, misuse,
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| | The precise definition of addiction is
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| heavy use, abuse, addiction, and
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| | debated, but in general it refers to any
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| dependence are all common labels used to
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| | condition which causes a person to
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| describe drinking habits, but the actual
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| | continue behaviors demonstrated as
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| meaning of these words can vary greatly
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| | harmful to that person. For alcoholism,
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| depending upon the context in which they
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| | that behavior is the consumption of
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| are used. Even within the medical field,
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| | alcoholic beverages. Some conditions
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| the definition can vary between areas of
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| | which contribute to alcoholism include
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| specialization. The introduction of
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| | physical dependence, neurochemical
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| politics and religion further muddles the
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| | conditioning, and a person's perception
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| issue and exacerbates ambiguity.
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| | that alcohol benefits them
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| Use refers to simple use of a substance.
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| | psychologically or socially.
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| An individual who drinks any alcoholic
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| | Remission is often used to refer to a
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| beverage is using alcohol.
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| | state where an alcoholic is no longer
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| Misuse, problem use, and heavy use do not
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| | showing symptoms of alcoholism. The
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| have standard definitions, but suggest
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| | American Psychiatric Association
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| consumption of alcohol beyond the point
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| | considers remission to be a condition
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| where it causes physical, social, or
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| | where the physical and mental symptoms of
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| moral harm to the drinker. Social and
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| | alcoholism are no longer evident,
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| moral harm are highly subjective and
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| | regardless of whether or not the person
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| therefore differ from individual to
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| | is still drinking. They further subdivide
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| individual.
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| | those in remission into early or
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| The term abuse has a variety of possible
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| | sustained, and partial or full. Others
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| meanings. Within psychiatry, the DSM-IV
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| | (most notably Alcoholics Anonymous) use
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| has a specific definition involving a set
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| | the term recovery to describe those who
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| of life circumstances which take place
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| | have completely stopped consumption of
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| because of substance use. Within
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| | alcohol.
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