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{{Useful Notes}}
This article exists to give a short overview of alcohol abuse and alcoholism, and include ways you can find help for yourself and/or someone else if you or someone you know is an alcohol abuser or alcoholic.
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* [[The Alcoholic]], on the other hand, ''needs'' to use alcohol or will go into a possibly fatal withdrawal syndrome called delirium tremens, cannot stop drinking once he or she begins to drink, even if the circumstances would demand moderation or sobriety. Alcoholic drinking is a need or compulsive behavior - an alcoholic may drink even when they do not want to do so.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131014095334/http://depression.about.com/od/screeningtools/l/blmast.htm The Michigan Alcohol Screening Test] can also help you determine whether you are an alcohol abuser or an alcoholic. This is the primary screening test for alcoholism.
=== Getting help ===
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