Alcoholism, also known as alcohol use disorder, is a broad term for any drinking of alcohol that results in mental or physical health problems. The disorder was previously divided into two types: alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence. In a medical context, alcoholism is said to exist when two or more of the following conditions is present: a person drinks large amounts over a long time period, has difficulty cutting down, acquiring and drinking alcohol takes up a great deal of time, alcohol is st
June 19, 2015. Scott Olson/Getty Images. Of the many interesting details in The Guardian's big profile of Sen. Bernie Sanders, the self-proclaimed socialist running a dark horse presidential primary campaign against Hillary Clinton, this one stuck out: Sanders' 1988 honeymoon with his wife Jane in the former Soviet Union.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont enjoys the cheers from a crowd in Manchester, New Hampshire on Sept. 19, 2015. Reuters. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is getting his first congressional supporter this week.The Los Angeles Times reported exclusively Wednesday that Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., will publicly back Sanders at a rally Friday night in Tucson.ven with Grijalva on his side, Sanders remains far behind the front-runner, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who has been endorsed by at least 30 senators, 100 representatives and nine governors, according to FiveThirtyEight's tracker.