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==Overview==
 
'''Alcohol abuse''', as described in the [[DSM-IV]], is a psychiatric diagnosis describing the use of [[alcoholic beverage|alcoholic beverages]] despite negative consequences. It is differentiated from [[alcohol dependence]] by the lack of symptoms such as [[Drug tolerance|tolerance]] and [[withdrawal]]. Alcohol abuse is sometimes referred to by the less specific term [[alcoholism]].  However, many definitions of alcoholism exist, and only some are compatible with alcohol abuse.
 
About 18% of American adults have had an alcohol abuse problem at some time in their life, in addition to about 12% who have also had an [[alcohol dependence]] problem. Significant correlations exist between alcohol abuse and other substance abuse disorders.<ref> {{cite journal |author=Hasin D et al |title=Prevalence, Correlates, Disability, and Comorbidity of DSM-IV Alcohol Abuse and Dependence in the United States |journal=Archives of General Psychiatry |volume=64 |issue=7 |year=2007}}</ref>
 
 
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