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  2. Alcohol dependence - Wikipedia

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    The effects of alcohol has on the body. Alcohol dependence is a previous (DSM-IV and ICD-10) psychiatric diagnosis in which an individual is physically or psychologically dependent upon alcohol (also chemically known as ethanol). In 2013, it was reclassified as alcohol use disorder in DSM-5, [ 1 ] which combined alcohol dependence and alcohol ...

  3. Alcoholism - Wikipedia

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    ICD-10: Alcohol harmful use, or Alcohol dependence syndrome Definitions are similar to that of the DSM-IV. The World Health Organization uses the term "alcohol dependence syndrome" rather than alcoholism. [106]

  4. Alcohol abuse - Wikipedia

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    Alcohol abuse was a psychiatric diagnosis in the DSM-IV, but it has been merged with alcohol dependence in the DSM-5 into alcohol use disorder. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Globally, excessive alcohol consumption is the seventh leading risk factor for both death and the burden of disease and injury, [ 4 ] representing 5.1% of the total global burden of disease ...

  5. Substance use disorder - Wikipedia

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    Substance use disorder (SUD) is the persistent use of drugs despite the substantial harm and adverse consequences to one's own self and others, as a result of their use. [7] [8] In perspective, the effects of the wrong use of substances that are capable of causing harm to the user or others, have been extensively described in different studies using a variety of terms such as substance use ...

  6. List of mental disorders in the DSM-IV and DSM-IV-TR

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    291.0 Alcohol withdrawal delirium; 291.2 Alcohol-induced persisting dementia; 291.1 Alcohol-induced persisting amnestic disorder; 291.x Alcohol-induced psychotic disorder.5 With delusions.3 With hallucinations; 291.89 Alcohol-induced mood disorder (coded 291.8 in the DSM-IV) 291.89 Alcohol-induced anxiety disorder (coded 291.8 in the DSM-IV)

  7. Alcohol intoxication - Wikipedia

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    Alcohol intoxication, also known in overdose as alcohol poisoning, [1] commonly described as drunkenness or inebriation, [9] is the behavior and physical effects caused by a recent consumption of alcohol. [6][10] In addition to the toxicity of ethanol, the main psychoactive component of alcoholic beverages, other physiological symptoms may ...

  8. Substance abuse - Wikipedia

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    Substance abuse, also known as drug abuse, is the use of a drug in amounts or by methods that are harmful to the individual or others. It is a form of substance-related disorder. Differing definitions of drug abuse are used in public health, medical, and criminal justice contexts. In some cases, criminal or anti-social behavior occurs when the ...

  9. Binge drinking - Wikipedia

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    Repeated episodes of excessive drinking, especially at an early age, are thought to cause a profound increase in the risk of developing an alcohol-related disorder (ICD-10, harmful use/dependence syndrome). Heavy drinking is also closely associated with depression.