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SPREE DRINKER [1 record]

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Record 1 1986-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
  • Social Problems
CONT

Chronic alcoholics are of two types ... The spree drinker alternates periods of sobriety with periods, lasting for days or weeks, of drunkenness.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain
  • Problèmes sociaux
CONT

La dipsomanie est périodique : elle se manifeste par excès. [...] Contrairement à l'alcoolique, le dipsomane ne boit pas entre ses excès, il en a honte mais ne parvient pas à les contrôler.

Spanish

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