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EP 16: Reader Question - Should We Stop Using the Word "Alcoholic"?

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The Language of Alcohol Addiction

The death toll for alcohol is the highest it's been in 35 years. Alcohol related deaths account for four times as many deaths as all prescription and all illegal drugs combined. The term alcoholic has an unclear and black and white definition, says Dr. Sanjay Gupta. "We have to empower somebody to question his or her relationship with alcohol"

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