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  1. Alcohol abuse

    Sam Sam, Business

    30 September 2008

    Alcohol abuse, as described in the DSM-IV, is a psychiatric diagnosis describing the use of alcoholic beverages despite negative consequences. It is differentiated from alcohol dependence by the lack of symptoms such as tolerance and withdrawal.

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    Sam

    Alcohol Addiction Treatment

    Competing interests

    None declared

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