noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
descent into alcoholism/chaos/madness etc
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his descent into drug abuse
the stigma of alcoholism/mental illness etc
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The stigma of alcoholism makes it difficult to treat.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Conditions such as diabetes, heart complaints, multiple sclerosis and alcoholism should be declared.
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It also occurs in alcoholism , diabetic ketoacidosis, and in patients taking antacids which bind phosphate in the gut.
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Many damaging consequences can result from being a heavy drinker but alcoholism does not come simply from drinking too much.
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Moon died in 1978, after an overdose of the prescribed drug he was taking to ease himself out of alcoholism .
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The authors of the study conclude that the flushing response probably deters individuals from drinking-or from drinking enough to trigger alcoholism .
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Their love of wine leads to raised levels of alcoholism , for one thing, which balances out the supposed benefits.