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Addiction and Alcoholism, History of

By: David Clemis
In: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Alcohol: Social, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives
Edited by: Scott C. Martin
Subject:Social & Cultural Anthropology, Sociology of Consumption, Sociology of Culture

Alcohol addiction and alcoholism have been prevalent terms referring to harmful, chronic drinking from which the individual drinker is unable to refrain. The term alcoholism only gained currency in the mid-19th century, yet concerns about persistent drinking and its ...

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  Clemis, D. (2015). Addiction and alcoholism, history of. In S. C. Martin (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of alcohol: Social, cultural, and historical perspectives (Vol. 1, pp. 9-14). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483331096.n4
  
  Clemis, David. "Addiction and Alcoholism, History of." In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Alcohol: Social, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives, edited by Martin, Scott C., 9-14. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483331096.n4.
  
  Clemis, D. 2015. Addiction and Alcoholism, History of. In: Scott C. Martin Editor, 2015. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Alcohol: Social, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 9-14 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483331096.n4> [Accessed 12 May 2021].
  
  Clemis, David. "Addiction and Alcoholism, History of." The SAGE Encyclopedia of Alcohol: Social, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives. Edited by Scott C. Martin. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2015, pp. 9-14. SAGE Knowledge. 12 May 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483331096.n4.
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