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Alcohol is a part of many kinds of drinks: beers, wines, and spirits. Many people consider drinking alcoholic beverages a fashionable thing to do, but alcohol is addictive when you take too much of it, and alcoholism is a disease that destroys individuals and families.

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Hi,
I an Dam and I visit your profile and I knew more about this site. Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions. In common and historic usage, alcoholism refers to any condition that results in the continued consumption of alcoholic beverages despite health problems and negative social consequences. Modern medical definitions
[1] describe alcoholism as a disease and addiction which results in a persistent use of alcohol despite negative consequences. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, alcoholism, also referred to as dipsomania
[2] described a preoccupation with, or addiction towards the consumption of alcohol and/or an impaired ability to recognize the negative effects of excessive alcohol consumption.
Although not all of these definitions specify current and on-going use of alcohol as a qualifier for alcoholism, some do remark on the long-term effects of consistent, heavy alcohol use, including dependence and symptoms of withdrawal.

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