Alcoholism

Substance use disorders are the major public health problem facing many countries. In the United States today, more than 15 million Americans are estimated to suffer from alcoholism. "The most common substance of abuse/dependence in patients presenting for treatment is alcohol. In the United Kingdom, the number of 'dependent drinkers' was calculated as over 2.8 million in 2000.

Within the medical community, there is broad consensus regarding alcoholism as a well-defined disease state. Outside the medical community, there is considerable debate regarding the Disease Theory of Alcoholism. Proponents argue that any structural or functional disorder having a predictable course, or progression, should be classified as a disease. Opponents cite the inability to pin down the behavioral issues to a physical cause as a reason for avoiding classification.

 

Alcoholism, alcohol addiction, inebriation, drunkenness, habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms-

dipsomania, alcoholism, potomania (an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess).

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