Alcoholism

      The essential feature of alcohol abuse is the mal­adaptive use of alcohol with recurrent and significant adverse consequences related to its repeated use. Alcoholism is the popular term for two disorders, alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence. The hallmarks of both these disorders involve repeated life problems that can be directly attributed to the use of alcohol. Both these disorders can have serious conse­quences, affecting an individual’s health and personal life, as well as having an impact on society at large.