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{{See also|Addiction}}

{{See also|Addiction}}

[[File:1-15-26.PNG|right|300px|thumb|[[European Union]] foreign minister [[Kaja Kalla]] recommended drinking to excess as an escape from world woes.<ref>https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-chief-diplomat-kaja-kallas-state-world-means-time-start-drinking/</ref>]]

[[File:1-15-26.PNG|right|300px|thumb|[[European Union]] foreign minister [[Kaja Kallas]] recommended drinking to excess as an escape from world woes.<ref>https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-chief-diplomat-kaja-kallas-state-world-means-time-start-drinking/</ref>]]

'''Alcoholism''' -- euphemistically called "alcohol use disorder"<ref name="CNN">https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/19/health/heavy-drinkers-handle-liquor-wellness/index.html</ref> today -- refers to [[addiction]] to [[Alcoholic Drinks|alcoholic beverages]].  The medical term used to refer to alcoholism is ''alcohol dependence''.  This is a deadly [[addiction]] and alcoholics cannot really "hold their liquor" as some claim.<ref name="CNN"/>  '''''One study showed a shortening in lifespan of nearly 7 years for those who drank more than 1 alcoholic beverage per day'''''.<ref>https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-11427-x</ref> Alcoholism has also limited the careers of famous athletes such as [[Mickey Mantle]], who "explained how his drinking likely cut his career short and led to memory loss."<ref>https://www.gatewayfoundation.org/addiction-blog/athletes-who-drank-too-much/#Mickey-Mantle</ref> Alcoholism is also expensive: many spend thousands annually on alcoholic drinks, totaling $89.8 billion overall in the [[U.S.]] in 2023.<ref>https://www.moneydigest.com/1571020/how-much-money-american-spends-beer-alcohol/</ref> Roughly 90% of alcohol sales in [[America]] is to one-fifth of adults, while 36% of Americans abstain completely.<ref>https://news.gallup.com/poll/467507/percentage-americans-drink-alcohol.aspx</ref>

'''Alcoholism''' -- euphemistically called "alcohol use disorder"<ref name="CNN">https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/19/health/heavy-drinkers-handle-liquor-wellness/index.html</ref> today -- refers to [[addiction]] to [[Alcoholic Drinks|alcoholic beverages]].  The medical term used to refer to alcoholism is ''alcohol dependence''.  This is a deadly [[addiction]] and alcoholics cannot really "hold their liquor" as some claim.<ref name="CNN"/>  '''''One study showed a shortening in lifespan of nearly 7 years for those who drank more than 1 alcoholic beverage per day'''''.<ref>https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-11427-x</ref> Alcoholism has also limited the careers of famous athletes such as [[Mickey Mantle]], who "explained how his drinking likely cut his career short and led to memory loss."<ref>https://www.gatewayfoundation.org/addiction-blog/athletes-who-drank-too-much/#Mickey-Mantle</ref> Alcoholism is also expensive: many spend thousands annually on alcoholic drinks, totaling $89.8 billion overall in the [[U.S.]] in 2023.<ref>https://www.moneydigest.com/1571020/how-much-money-american-spends-beer-alcohol/</ref> Roughly 90% of alcohol sales in [[America]] is to one-fifth of adults, while 36% of Americans abstain completely.<ref>https://news.gallup.com/poll/467507/percentage-americans-drink-alcohol.aspx</ref>