Alcoholism and Drug addiction

Alcoholism

Alcoholism noun - 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.
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Synonyms for Alcoholism

Drug addiction and alcoholism are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Drug addiction" instead a noun "Alcoholism".

Nearby Words: alcohol, alcoholic

Drug addiction

Drug addiction noun - An addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug).
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Synonyms for Drug addiction

Alcoholism and drug addiction are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Alcoholism" with "Drug addiction", this terms are similar.

Both terms in one sentence

  • Film / Cruel Intentions Functional Addict: Supposedly, Kathryn somehow manages to balance a hard drug addiction and alcoholism with an exemplary academic resume (by blackmailing all her teachers perhaps?).
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