(n.) A morbid an uncontrollable craving (often periodic) for drink, esp. for alcoholic liquors; also improperly used to denote acute and chronic alcoholism.

a habit abulia acquired tolerance acute alcoholism addictedness addiction alcoholic addiction alcoholic psychosis alcoholism amphetamine withdrawal symptoms arteriosclerotic psychosis barbiturate addiction barbiturism bottle nose certifiability chain smoking chronic alcoholism cocainism crash craving delirium tremens dementia paralytica dependence drug addiction drug culture drug dependence ebriosity folie du doute functional psychosis general paralysis general paresis grog blossom habitual drunkenness habituation heavy drinking metabolic psychosis moral insanity neurosis nicotine addiction oenomania oinomania organic psychosis paralytic dementia pathological drunkenness physical dependence presenile dementia prison psychosis problem drinking psychological dependence psychopathia psychopathia sexualis psychopathic condition psychopathic personality psychopathy psychosis senile dementia senile psychosis senility sexual pathology situational psychosis syphilitic paresis tolerance toxic psychosis withdrawal sickness withdrawal symptoms