And that he was in very poor health while doing this and hardly likely to have been able to withstand the rigors of the presidency anyway hardly ennobles him: It was mostly the result of his chronic alcoholism.

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They experience higher incidents of alcoholism, anxiety, depression, chronic fatigue and insomnia.

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Seen in this light, chronic added-sugar consumption is no less a problem than smoking or alcoholism.

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Acute acne and chronic awkwardness created difficulties that were compounded, in his 20s, by alcoholism and drug addiction.

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