Alcohol dependency - A posh word for addiction

is defined as a chronic condition that is the most severe version of alcohol abuse. When someone has an alcohol use disorder, they can’t control their drinking and continue to drink even with negative side effects.

Alcohol use disorder can be classified based on severity, including mild, moderate, and severe. It’s treatable, but if untreated, it can lead to serious destruction and even death.

A person who misuses alcohol will feel like they are not able to function in their daily life without the use of alcohol. This is due to the changes in their brain chemistry due to their drinking. As with other chronic diseases, alcohol use disorder has treatment options and can be managed.

People will often go through treatment and have a period of sobriety. But what happens if, after being sober, someone starts drinking again? This is an alcohol relapse. An alcohol relapse means you go back to drinking regularly after having a period of sobriety without the use of alcohol.