alcoholism

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Even as he reached the height of his success, he was sinking into alcoholism that shattered his relationships and clouded his creativity.

From Washington Post

Again, this comes from my own journey with alcoholism.

From Los Angeles Times

For years Humphries struggled with alcoholism that destroyed his first marriage and nearly his life, but he gave up drinking in the early 70s.

From Reuters

Ms Lynch was charged for drunk driving in 2017 and has detailed her struggles with alcoholism in her memoir Out of Line, which was released that year.

From BBC

Their focus in 1967 was on “chronic alcoholism”; one section of the law was titled “Detention of Inebriates for Evaluation and Treatment.”

From Los Angeles Times