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dipsomania

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dipsomania
a compulsive desire to drink alcoholic beverages


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Indeed, behind each of Charlie's lovers lurks the specter of a healthy and happy Lord Sebastian who, by the novel's end, has descended into dipsomania and depression because of the shame associated with his homosexuality.
Most importantly however, the code of conduct suggested by the General Teaching Council is not in reaction to recent "journo-revelations" of dipsomania within the profession, but a perfectly acceptable professional preparation for teaching in the modern era, which most teachers already adhere to.
Through the meticulous analysis of such words as dipsomania, inebriety, and alcoholism, Tracy discusses social and legal changes that moved drunkards out of jails and mental institutions and into private and state-supported facilities devoted to the curing of inebriates.
 
 
 
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