A chronic disease characterized by uncontrolled drinking and preoccupation with alcohol, causing significant distress or harm to the individual.
A state in which an organism functions normally only in the presence of a substance, experiencing physical disturbance when it's absent.
The need for increased amounts of a substance to achieve intoxication or desired effect or markedly diminished effect with continued use of the same amount.
Symptoms that occur after chronic use of a drug is reduced abruptly or stopped.