<unk>  is a term related to an incontrollable craving for alcohol. It means "compulsive thirst" but the term when used, is reserved primarily related to the consumption of alcohol.  As a result, a<unk> c is a person in which this condition appears, in the form of a physical and psychological craving for ethyl alcohol, especially liquor. However, the obsession is so compulsive that the<unk>  will ingest whatever intoxifying liquid is at hand, whether it is fit for consumption or not.<unk>  differs from alcoholism in that it is an uncontrollable periodic lust for alcohol, with, in the interim, no desire for alcoholic beverages. However when<unk>  manifests, it usually results in multi-day or weekly episodes of excessive binge drinking and blackouts. It generally involves solitary alcohol abuse in combination with the loss of interest in any other usual activities. It is not known what causes<unk> , it is thought that enzyme deficiencies may contribute to its root cause, in part contributing to depressive illness in many<unk> cs. There appears to be no cure for<unk> , with the exception of abstinence from alcohol of any kind.<unk> s tend to be social, outgoing individuals, who find an unusual phenomenon overtakes any will not to drink, and the compulsion becomes so overwhelming that it cannot be stopped in many cases. The<unk> c will fall prey to this compulsion and eventually drink until blackouts, seizures or even reported deaths. Contrary to alcoholism, where the desire to drink predominates all thought processes,<unk>  will manifest itself suddenly, and in large part, "surprise" the<unk> c who then falls prey to the overconsumption of alcohol. Research is underway in many psychiatric circles to determine what if any psychological disorders may contribute to its cause.
Dipsomania
Erotomania
Mania
Paranoia
Myokmia
Parageusia
Catatonia
Sexual obsessions