Alcoholism definition

Alcoholism means a disease, characterized by a dependency

Alcoholism means a disease, characterized by a dependency on alcoholic beverages, loss of control over the amount and circumstances of use, symptoms of tolerance, physiological or psychological withdrawal, or both, if use is reduced or discontinued, and impairment of health or disruption of social or economic functioning.

Alcoholism means a morbid state caused by excessive and compulsive consumption of alcohol that interferes with the patient's health, social or economic functioning.

Examples of Alcoholism in a sentence

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• Registered Dietitian Psychiatric Hospital—a Facility Provider principally engaged in providing diagnostic and therapeutic services and Rehabilitation Services for the Inpatient treatment of Mental or Nervous Conditions, Alcoholism or Substance Abuse or Addiction.

• Alcohol and Alcoholism, 44(3):229–243 (Advance access published 14 January 2009, doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agn115).

• Substance Abuse Provider (SAP): A licensed physician or a licensed or certified psychologist, social worker, employee assistance professional, or addiction counselor (certified by the National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors Certification Commission or the International Certification Reciprocity/ Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse) who has clinical experience in the diagnosis and treatment of drug and alcohol related disorders.

• The benefits provided for Inpatient hospital services and Inpatient medical services in this section are also provided for the care of Mental or Nervous Conditions, Alcoholism, Substance Abuse or Addiction, or any combination of these.

More Definitions of Alcoholism

Alcoholism means a disease, characterized by a dependency on

Alcoholism means alcohol abuse that results in the development of tolerance or manifestation of alcohol abstinence syndrome upon cessation of use;

Alcoholism means a chronic, progressive, potentially fatal disease characterized by tolerance and physical dependency, or patho- logical organic changes, or both, as consequences of alcohol inges- tion.

Alcoholism means physical or psychological dependence on the use of alcohol.

Alcoholism means the chronic and habitual use of alcoholic beverages by an individual to the extent that the individual no longer can control the individual's use of alcohol or endangers the health, safety, or welfare of the individual or others.

Alcoholism means an illness characterized by lack of control as to the consumption of alcoholic beverages, or the consumption of alcoholic beverages to the extent an indi- vidual's health is substantially impaired or endangered, or his or her social or economic function is substantially disrupted.

Alcoholism means a chronic and progressive disease or