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morphinism

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alcoholism

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Genetic deviations that impair the processing of alcohol turn out to be associated with lower rates of alcoholism.

— Shayla Love, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
Other contributing factors included hypertensive cardiovascular disease and cirrhosis due to alcoholism.

— Sofi Zeman August 25, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

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