ALCOHOL ABUSE
\ˈalkəhˌɒl ɐbjˈuːs], \ˈalkəhˌɒl ɐbjˈuːs], \ˈa_l_k_ə_h_ˌɒ_l ɐ_b_j_ˈuː_s]\
Definitions of ALCOHOL ABUSE
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A primary, chronic disease with genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. The disease is often progressive and fatal. It is characterized by impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with the drug alcohol, use of alcohol despite adverse consequences, and distortions in thinking, most notably denial. Each of these symptoms may be continuous or periodic. (Morse & Flavin for the Joint Commission of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence and the American Society of Addiction Medicine to Study the Definition and Criteria for the Diagnosis of Alcoholism: in JAMA 1992;268:1012-4)
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tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].