absinthism

/ ˈæbsɪnˌθɪzəm /

noun

pathol a diseased condition resulting from excessive drinking of absinthe

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The consensus today is that absinthism was either simple alcohol poisoning - some absinthes were 70 percent alcohol, nearly double the strength of most distilled drinks - or caused by methanol and other adulterants.