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Alcoholism can be given a lot of definitions and all of them stress the fact that there is a terrible disease that involves addiction to spirits. Apart from the physical dependence on alcohol
there are other psychological
genetic and social factors that may play a role in the development of alcoholism. Many social
economic and public health problems are determined by this very serious disease.

When alcoholism is concerned
symptoms include craving for alcohol
incapacity to have control over the use of alcohol
a greater tolerance to its effects
and withdrawal symptoms during the periods of abstinence. One should as well know that many alcoholics deny having a problem. In many cases intervention is necessary in order to persuade them to start treatment. Treatment in cases of alcoholism usually includes detoxification
counseling and psychotherapy
as well as treatment of associated medical problems
and different programmes for recovery and support.

Alcoholism involves physical and psychological addiction to the alcohol
and it often gets to a chronic
progressive form. There are situations in which it can become fatal
when alcohol consumption begins to interfere with your health
your social life or your occupational functioning. Alcoholics often continue to consume alcohol in huge quantities despite the multiple negative consequences of the disease. Nowadays
alcoholism is the most serious form of alcohol abuse. Alcoholism can be also defined in terms like "having a problem with drinking". If one has a problem with drinking
that can result in health or social problems (drunk driving
for instance)
but that doesn’t make one yet dependent on alcohol and it doesn’t mean one has fully lost control over using spirits - as in the case of alcoholism.