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alcohol dependency

Title English: 
alcohol dependency
Definition English: 
Alcohol dependence is a previous psychiatric diagnosis in which an individual is physically or psychologically dependent upon drinking alcohol. In 2013 it was reclassified as alcohol use disorder (alcoholism) along with alcohol abuse in DSM-5.
Title Arabic: 
الاعتماد على الكحول
Domain: 
Social Development
Subject: 
Population
InformationType: 
Term
SourceSymbol: 
CEDAW/C/GBR/Q/7/Add.1