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Alcoholism vs Antialcoholism - What's the difference?

alcoholism | antialcoholism |

As nouns the difference between alcoholism and antialcoholism

is that alcoholism is a chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning while antialcoholism is opposition to alcoholism.

alcoholism

English

(wikipedia alcoholism)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (pathology) A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.
  • (pathology) Acute alcohol poisoning.

    • Related terms

    * alcoholic * dipsomania, dipsomaniac * -holism

    antialcoholism

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Opposition to alcoholism.
  • * David A. Harris, In the trenches (volume 2, page 104)
    • As Gorbachev's antialcoholism campaign intensified, it became increasingly difficult to purchase once-ubiquitous vodka.