Signs of Alcoholism / Signs of Alcohol Abuse – Is there Power in Knowledge?

An online search for the signs of alcoholism turns up literally thousands of bulleted lists with similar information described in a myriad of ways. The answer to the question "what are the symptoms of alcohol abuse/alcoholism?" may provide insight, but chances are it raises many more questions and concerns.

A recent addictions research study analyzed the phrase "signs of alcoholism". The results demonstrate the word choice tendencies, as well as the frequencies of specific terms searched. Graphs 4 and 5 on this page are a compilation of some of the raw data that was analyzed. For further analysis and discussion on this topic, refer to the signs of alcoholism main page.

Signs of Alcoholism - Addictions Research - Graph 4

Top 100 precise phrases entered into search engines

	estimated searches/year across all search engines
	0		15,000
alcohol detox symptom	13688
signs of alcoholism	13624
alcoholism symptoms	10749
alcohol withdrawal symptoms	8868
alcohol detox symptoms	8264
alcoholism signs	5541
symptoms of alcoholism	5212
alcoholic symptoms	4154
symptoms of alcohol poisoning	3788
symptoms of alcohol withdrawal	3520
signs of alcohol poisoning	2998
symptoms of an alcoholic	2988
signs of an alcoholic	2800
signs of alcohol abuse	2586
symptoms of alcohol abuse	2452
alcoholism physical symptom	2342
alcohol poisoning symptoms	2255
alcohol abuse symptoms	2236
symptoms of alcohol withdrawl	2020
alcoholism sign	2010
no alcohol sign	1942
signs of alcohol addiction	1838
description of alcohol withdrawal symptoms	1836
signs of alcoholism in women	1834
symptoms of alcohol detox	1830
alcohol withdrawl symptoms	1777
alcoholic signs	1678
physical symptoms of alcoholism	1663
symptoms alcoholism	1656
alcohol signs	1530
signs of alcoholic	1100
alcohol addiction symptoms	1096
early signs of alcoholism	936
alcohol allergy symptoms	924
warning signs of an alcoholic	923
alcoholism physical symptoms	830
alcoholism signs symptoms	827
alcoholism warning signs	825
ten warning signs of alcoholism	802
alcohol abuse signs	756
signs of an a alcoholic	738
alcohol symptoms	594
sign of alcoholism	590
physical signs of alcoholism	578
alcohol withdraw symptoms	556
symptoms of advanced alcoholism	556
alcoholism physical signs	552
alcoholics symptoms	550
symptoms of adult children of alcoholics	550
fetal alcohol syndrome symptoms	469
alcoholism withdrawal symptoms	464
warning signs of alcohol abuse	438
signs and symptoms of alcohol abuse	402
symptoms of alcoholics	386
signs and symptoms of alcoholism	382
symptoms of alcoholic liver disease	373
symptoms of teen alcoholism	369
alcoholism signs and symptoms	368
late stage alcoholism symptoms	368
symptoms alcohol allergy	368
alcohol withdrawel symptoms	277
alcoholism warning sign	276
drug alcohol signs	182
drugs used for alcohol withdrawal symptoms	182
symptoms relapse alcohol	182
alcohol abuse symptoms and treatment	164
alcoholism sign and symptom	164
alcoholism more condition symptoms	158
alcohol liver damage symptoms	146
alcoholism withdrawal symptom	146
first signs of alcoholism	146
signs of alcohol withdrawal	146
symptoms of alcohol poison	146
symptoms of alcoholic liver failure	146
symptoms of an alcohol problem	146
alcohol detoxification symptoms body odor	110
signs symptoms of alcoholism	110
fetal alcohol syndrome more condition symptoms	100
alcoholic hepatitis symptoms	94
alcoholism 10 signs	93
alcohol overdose symptoms	91
alcohol poison symptoms	91
alcoholism sign symptom	91
signs and symptoms of alcohol problems	91
ranitidine symptoms when taken with alcohol	82
alcohol allergies symptom	73
detox symptoms alcohol	73
physical symptoms of advanced alcoholism	73
signs of alcoholic relapse	73
signs of an alcoholic spouse	73
symptoms alcohol withdrawl	73
symptoms of liver damage due to alcoholism	73
withdrawal symptoms alcohol	73
alcohol abuse warning sign	55
alcohol signs of abuse	55
dont do drug alcohol signs	55
alcohol allergies symptoms	49
non alcoholic beers sign	49
symptoms alcoholic is drinking again	46
alcohol abuse alcoholism symptoms	36
liver failure due to alcoholism symptoms	36
sign and symptom of alcoholism	36
signs that a person is a alcoholic	36
symptoms fetal alcohol syndrome	36
symptoms of alcoholic poisoning	36
symptoms of living with an alcoholic	36
warning sign of alcoholism	36
	0		15,000

Signs of Alcoholism - Addictions Research - Graph 5

The following graph is an extended list of individual words and concepts taken from the search phrases (like those in Graph 4.) This research tool is excellent for seeing which concepts and sub-concepts are most commonly associated in online search.

Top 1,000 words used in signs of alcoholism searches

	estimated searches/year across all search engines
	0		82,000
symptoms	79476
alcohol	72347
alcoholism	54966
signs	45584
detox	23879
symptom	16595
alcoholic	15688
withdrawal	15329
abuse	9242
poisoning	9114
physical	6076
sign	5376
withdrawl	3871
warning	3419
addiction	2997
description	1845
women	1834
alcoholics	1584
allergy	1296
early	940
liver	848
fetal	687
syndrome	657
advanced	653
adult	565
withdraw	564
children	553
disease	428
stage	403
late	386
teen	369
condition	294
drug	278
withdrawel	277
relapse	258
poison	249
damage	226
drugs	196
failure	183
used	182
treatment	173
first	149
problem	148
allergies	122
body	116
odor	116
detoxification	114
due	109
hepatitis	104
problems	91
overdose	91
when	85
taken	82
ranitidine	82
spouse	73
what	68
dont	55
non	50
beers	49
anonymous	49
drinking	47
living	37
person	36
sheet	32
family	29
facts	21
chronic	19
diabetes	19
anger	18
affect	18
dependancy	18
recovering	17
12	16
causes	16
print	15
from	14
pictures	14
beverage	14
medical	13
male	13
equilibrium	13
vital	12
duration	12
child	12
danger	12
infertility	12
health	12
calculate	12
anonimous	12
being	12
australia	12
exposure	12
cholesterol	12
total	12
behavior	11
final	10
tobacco	10
visual	9
intolerance	9
bipolar	9
drink	9
disorder	9
dying	9
dependence	8
fatty	8
toddler	8
neon	7
allergic	7
stages	7
heart	6
center	6
spiking	6
beat	6
intoxication	6
cures	5
flushing	5
posters	5
becoming	5
woman	5
beverages	5
test	4
hangover	4
poisioning	4
stand	4
dementia	4
long	4
gping=	4
how	3
phrases	3
Top	3
day	3
vodka	3
whats	3
whiskey	3
withdrawals	3
30	3
detoxing	3
xanax	3
100	3
exact	3
recovery	3
pancreatitis	3
poisening	3
posioning	3
psychological	3
recognizing	3
self	3
shakes	3
show	3
blood	2
isopropyl	2
individual	2
hot	2
mental	2
treatments	2
id	2
addict	2
may	2
morning	2
dating	2
dry	2
niacin	2
1,000	2
why	2
cirrhosis	2
ingestion	2
parents	2
death	2
court	2
last	2
flashes	2
organic	2
systoms	2
functioning	2
funny	2
age	2
aids	1
biological	1
definition	1
arm	1
close	1
behaviors	1
behavioral	1
cocaine	1
bar	1
about	1
anan	1
beginning	1
2	1
closet	1
care	1
addictive	1
anonomyus	1
annonymous	1
cardiomyopathy	1
concepts/words.	1
appear	1
clot	1
deficience	1
controlling	1
addictions	1
65	1
bulbous	1
deficiency	1
brain	1
psychosis	1
induced	1
skulk	1
shock	1
shaking	1
remedy	1
relationship	1
related	1
soreness	1
red	1
start	1
progressing	1
pregnancy	1
poisoning?	1
physicial	1
permited	1
people	1
pains	1
oregon	1
relaps	1
teens	1
young	1
years	1
withrawl	1
withdrawls	1
waring	1
vomit	1
viagra	1
soda	1
term	1
nys	1
take	1
symtoms	1
surgery	1
stop	1
stomach	1
sthe	1
steatosis	1
steatohepatitis	1
universities	1
face	1
images	1
headaches	1
hands	1
hallucinosis	1
hallucinations	1
ghb	1
form	1
ordered	1
fatal	1
youth	1
explanation	1
eleven	1
easing	1
drunk	1
dr	1
doe	1
diseases	1
diagnosing	1
flow	1
meeting	1
dependency	1
nursing	1
numb	1
nose	1
neuropathy	1
muscle	1
mixing	1
mimics	1
indicates	1
menopause	1
information	1
man	1
longer	1
length	1
jellinek	1
itching	1
it	1
instability	1
old	1
middle	1
	0		82,000