alcohol abuse
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- noun
- /ˈæl.kə.hɔːl əˈbjuːs/
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abuso de alcohol
- Were you aware that Eric had a history of alcohol abuse?
- drug and alcohol abuse
- alcohol abuse symptoms
- alcohol abuse and dependence
Kidney damage is a byproduct of alcohol abuse.
- Kidney damage is a byproduct of alcohol abuse.
- Many more people are dying of heart disease than they are of, you know, drug abuse or alcohol abuse.
- And it's a major cause of homelessness, of suicide, of alcohol abuse, of drug abuse, of depression, of panic attacks.
- Jesse Livermore Junior, his son, went on to live a troubled life of alcohol abuse, violence, womanizing and gambling.
- There's something on, I think alcohol abuse and also erectile dysfunction crops up as well.
- Arguably part of that is substance alcohol abuse or or or PTSD post traumatic stress that falls under public state health.
Examples
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A growing body of research has demonstrated that alcohol abuse co-occurs with a broad range of mental health problems.
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Current military policy toward drug and alcohol abuse is one of zero tolerance.
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Education and training on drug and alcohol abuse are also provided for military leadership.
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Were you aware that Eric had a history of alcohol abuse?
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We are aware of no mainstream religious group that encourages heavy drinking or alcohol abuse.
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First, participants were asked about the frequency of five symptoms of alcohol abuse in the preceding 12 months:
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Military policies and programs to eliminate alcohol abuse have been less effective than those to eliminate drug abuse.
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Results indicated that the prevalence and severity of alcohol abuse and related problems among this population were quite high.
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About 10% of these youths qualified for a dual diagnosis of alcohol abuse and major depression (Robertson, 1989).
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Many people who need treatment for alcohol abuse do not receive it.
Synonyms
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To have alcohol often and in large amounts
Drinking too much alcohol that harms health, family, or work
Harmful heavy drinking that often causes addiction and health problems
Being often drunk from drinking too much alcohol
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'excessive and harmful use of alcoholic drinks' is directly derivable from combining 'alcohol' (an alcoholic beverage) with 'abuse' (wrong or excessive use). This noun+noun composition follows regular compositional semantics and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Alcohol abuse comes from joining alcohol, meaning strong drinks that make people drunk, and abuse, meaning to use something in a harmful or wrong way. The image is of someone using drink too much and hurting their body or life, so the phrase means 'the excessive and harmful use of alcoholic drinks'.