as in drunkenness
habitual or excessive drinking of intoxicants
a treatment center for those suffering from alcoholism
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Recent Examples of alcoholism
Now his wife, Maritza Benitez, has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that her husband, who struggled with alcoholism, should have been taken to a medical facility by the Escondido police officer who arrested him and monitored for withdrawal.
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Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2025
Trump’s older brother, Fred Jr., struggled with alcoholism and died young; Trump himself has acknowledged how deeply this affected him.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Both facilities treated patients for a variety of medical conditions, including epilepsy, alcoholism and mental illnesses, chief among them what was then known as pellagrous insanity—a symptom of the disease pellagra, which ravaged the region between the late 18th and early 20th centuries.
—Asia London Palomba, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2025
Federal agencies dedicated to alcoholism and substance abuse allocate billions of research dollars to American universities every year.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025
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Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2025
Trump’s older brother, Fred Jr., struggled with alcoholism and died young; Trump himself has acknowledged how deeply this affected him.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Both facilities treated patients for a variety of medical conditions, including epilepsy, alcoholism and mental illnesses, chief among them what was then known as pellagrous insanity—a symptom of the disease pellagra, which ravaged the region between the late 18th and early 20th centuries.
—Asia London Palomba, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2025
Federal agencies dedicated to alcoholism and substance abuse allocate billions of research dollars to American universities every year.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025
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“Alcoholism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alcoholism. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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