Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Addictive alcohol use
HP:0030955
What it means
An addictive behavior is defined as drinking excessive amounts of alcohol over a prolonged period of time, having difficulty in reducing the amount of alcohol consumed, strongly desiring alcohol, and experiencing withdrawal symptoms when not drinking alcohol.
In everyday care
Most people with this sign do not have a rare disease — it appears in common conditions far more often. These general reference pages cover the same topic:
Rare diseases that can present with this12
Sometimes5–29%
7The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Alcohol addiction · Alcoholism
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Start free with EleplanThis page uses the Human Phenotype Ontology (2026-06-23) — Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium, hpo.jax.org. Disease associations from Orphanet (INSERM), CC BY 4.0. Content is educational and is not medical advice.