Wiktionary
n. A self-inflicted form of abuse caused by a person's habitual excessive drinking of alcohol.
WordNet
n. excessive use of alcohol and alcoholic drinks [syn: alcoholic abuse, alcoholism abuse]
Wikipedia
Alcohol abuse is a previous psychiatric diagnosis in which there is recurring harmful use of ethanol despite its negative consequences. In 2013 it was reclassified as alcohol use disorder (alcoholism) along with alcohol dependence. There are two types of alcohol abuse, those who have anti-social and pleasure-seeking tendencies, and those who are anxiety-ridden people who are able to go without drinking for long periods of time but are unable to control themselves once they start. Binge drinking is another form of alcohol abuse. According to surveys, the heaviest drinkers are the United Kingdom's adolescents. In 2013, 139,000 deaths globally were directly due to alcohol abuse and an additional 384,000 to cirrhosis from excess alcohol consumption.
Usage examples of "alcohol abuse".
So I don't know whether she might have had the elevated GGTP or CDT associated with alcohol abuse.
Research is ongoing, but a poor diet, often combined with alcohol abuse and smoking, is said to contribute to the onset of the condition.
I'm afraid he feels that he can't talk about your alcohol abuse without accusing himself.
He also had urged the man to seek counseling for alcohol abuse if he had not already done so.
One side of her face was a network of broken capillaries, testament to some serious alcohol abuse.
The premise for alcohol abuse, one gathers, is that consciousness, or selfhood, or corporeality, is intolerable.