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Alcohol use disorder
Alcohol use disorder (alcohol addiction) What is alcohol use disorder? It’s the new term introduced in the latest diagnostic manual of the American Psychiatric Association for alcohol addiction (this syndrome was previously classified as 2 separate illnesses: alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence). How is alcohol use disorder defined? In simple words, it is defined by drinking alcohol in a problematic way which leads to impairment or distress and suffering from at least 2 of…