Definition of "alcohol abuse" []

• See alcoholism. (noun)

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• "Although he was unable to find salsolinol without this chemical manipulation, Collins felt that it was probable that long-term alcohol abuse would lead to vitamin deficiencies and liver damage, and that these deficiencies, in turn, would increase acetaldehyde levels—leading to the formation of TIQs."
• "Additional confirmation came in 1978 when Michael Bohman at Umea University in Sweden compared rates of alcohol abuse in 2,324 adoptees and their biological parents."
• "Milieu-limited alcohol abuse tends to have its onset after 25 years of age."