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| Alcoholism (Alcohol use disorder) | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
 Gin Lane: anti-alcohol visual propaganda by William Hogarth, 1751 | |
| ICD-10 | F10..2 |
| ICD-9 | 303 |
| OMIM | 103780 |
| MedlinePlus | 000944 |
| eMedicine | article/285913 |
| MeSH | D000437 |
Alcoholism is addiction to alcohol. People who have alcoholism are called alcoholics.
Alcoholism is a disease. It often gets worse over time, and can kill a person. However, alcoholism can be treated.
Alcohol is the most commonly used drug in the world. Around the world, there are at least 208 million people with alcoholism.
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