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Alcoholism has not been a medical term for decades. It is now referred to as alcohol use disorder to reflect the fact that it is a spectrum and most people who drink excessively are not alcoholics. The page should be renamed. Mleonard85032 (talk) 13:54, 30 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The maps of prevalesnce of alcoholim are clearly different yet have the same code/legend. Which one is the correct one ? 137.222.42.24 (talk) 18:51, 13 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Looks like the top one is female and bottom male. Can someone confirm and edit the map to match? 46.30.132.204 (talk) 11:28, 27 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
"led to the prohibition of alcohol in many Western countries" is overly broad. More correct would be "led to the prohibition of alcohol in North America and the Nordic countries". --91.64.59.91 (talk) 19:34, 5 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Research: Gene therapy for alcohol use disorder[edit]
GDNF gene therapy delivered to the ventral tegmental area of male rhesus monkeys with alcohol use disorder prevented the return to alcohol drinking behavior over a 12-month period of repeated abstinence-alcohol reintroduction challenges, suggesting gene therapy targeting relapse prevention may be a potential therapeutic strategy for alcohol use disorder.