Alcoholism or alcohol dependence or alcohol addiction is a chronic disease in which a person consumes uncontrollable drinking and preoccupation with alcohol. The human body becomes totally dependent on alcohol both emotionally and physically. Treatments can help but this addiction cannot be cured easily. If you or someone of your touch is going through it, this is a tough time when you should be there for him/her. This disease is not as common how much it appears. Alcohol addiction to a person lasts for years and in most cases forever becomes a cause of death. According to NIAAA, men consuming 4 drinks a day and 14 drinks a week and women consuming more than 3 drinks a day and more than 7 drinks a week are said to be alcohol addicted. The worst thing about alcoholism is that it directly affects the major functioning parts of the human body that is the liver, heart, brain, pancreas as well as the immune system. The person’s wish to try alcohol now becomes his need no matter how much negativity attends their life. According to the national institute of health, 15.1 million American adults are alcoholics. The world health Organisation globally itself stated that 3.3 million deaths every year happen due to alcohol. Mild alcohol consumption does not cause any physical or mental harm to the human body in fact it has a positive impact on health. But we all know, that anything in excess is deep harm and if someone regular makes it a part of their lifestyle, it is literally dangerous and leads to alcohol use disorder (AUD). Now let’s go in-depth about this problem and understand them to get the right solution.