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Alcoholism – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Alcoholism is generally defined as the consistent and excessive consumption of and/or preoccupation with alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with an individual’s normal personal, family, social, or work life. Alcoholism can potentially result in psychological and physiological conditions, as well as, ultimately, death. Alcoholism is one of the world’s most costly drug use problems. With the exception of nicotine addiction, alcoholism is more costly to most countries than all other drug use problems combined.[citation needed]

While alcohol abuse is a prerequisite for what is defined as alcoholism, the biological mechanism of alcoholism is uncertain. For most people, alcohol consumption poses little or no danger of addiction. Other factors generally contribute for alcohol use to develop into alcoholism. These factors may include a person’s social environment, emotional health and genetic predisposition.

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