alcohol addict (noun)
1addict — ad·dict 1 /ə dikt/ vt: to cause (a person) to become physiologically dependent upon a drug ad·dict 2 / a dikt/ n: one who is addicted to a drug Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
2drug — noun 1 substance used as a medicine ADJECTIVE ▪ powerful, strong ▪ effective ▪ safe ▪ modern, new ▪ …
3dependance — noun 1. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) • Syn: ↑addiction, ↑dependence, ↑dependency, ↑habituation • Derivationally related forms:… …
4recovery program — noun (C) AmE a course of treatment for people who are addicted (addict (1)) to drugs or alcohol …
5habituation — noun 1. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) • Syn: ↑addiction, ↑dependence, ↑dependance, ↑dependency • Derivationally related forms:… …
6drug — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. medicine, physic, elixir, preparation, prescription, remedy; narcotic, dope; white elephant, a drug on the market. v. narcotize, dope; medicate, dose; knock out, put to sleep. See insensibility,… …
7dry — /draɪ / (say druy) adjective (drier, driest) 1. free from moisture; not moist; not wet. 2. not in or under the waters of the sea, rivers, etc.: the dry land. 3. having little or no rain: a dry climate; a dry season. 4. characterised by absence,… …
8withdrawal symptom — /wɪðˈdrɔəl sɪmptəm/ (say widh drawuhl simptuhm) noun any distressing or painful symptom experienced by an addict due to the withdrawal of the drug of addiction, as alcohol or heroin …
