A Comment on Terminology
Over the years there has been an evolution
in terminology. In the past year “alcohol use
disorders” replaced “alcohol dependence”
and “alcohol abuse,” which had replaced
“alcoholism.” Alcohol use disorders will be
the framework generally used throughout
this book; with a few exceptions. The terms
“abuse” and “dependence” will be used
if these are used in a survey or research
being discussed. “Alcoholism” is used in
discussions of historical periods when it
was the commonly used term. The word
“alcoholic” too can be troublesome. In
everyday
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