Alcoholism: Alcoholism, alcohol dependence, or ethylism, is the addiction to ethanol (ethyl alcohol) contained in alcoholic beverages.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized alcoholism as a disease since 1978 and defines it as “mental disorders and behavioral disorders” linked to the frequent ingestion of ethyl alcohol.
This loss of control is generally accompanied by a physical dependence characterized by a withdrawal syndrome when the drug is stopped.
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