alcoholism; alcohol addiction
Abbreviation of アルコール中毒. Used both as a medical term and colloquially to describe someone who is an alcoholic or alcohol-dependent.
See also: アルコール中毒
He has been an alcoholic since he was young and has been hospitalized many times.
Alcoholism is a disease that is difficult to treat.
He drank every night and became an alcoholic.
He is going to the hospital to overcome his alcoholism.
That person is said to be an alcoholic.