# Talk:Alcoholism

It has been a while since this article has been reviewed, so I took a look and noticed uncited statements, including the entire "Short term effects" section. Should this article go to WP:GAR? Z1720 (talk) 14:26, 15 June 2025 (UTC)


### Alcoholism
This article appears to be written primarily in American English (as opposed to British English). I added a message to editors about this point. 
As you edit the article, look for inconsistencies, such as using single quotation marks (British English) vs. double quotation marks (American English). 

For example, some sentences in the Moderate drinking subsection use 'single quotes' (British English) instead of "double quotes" (American English): Moderate drinking amongst people with alcohol dependence—often termed 'controlled drinking'—has been subject to significant controversy.  Indeed, much of the skepticism toward the viability of moderate drinking goals stems from historical ideas about 'alcoholism', now replaced with 'alcohol use disorder' or alcohol dependence in most scientific contexts. A 2021 meta-analysis and systematic review of controlled drinking covering 22 studies concluded controlled drinking was a 'non-inferior' outcome to abstinence for many drinkers (citations omitted).
If you believe this article should use British English, please explain. Although I live in the United States, I actually prefer British conventions, so I'm open to either. We just need to be consistent.
Resources

Manual of Style/Spelling » English spelling comparison chart
Wikipedia Typo Team » British vs American English, etc.
Bryan A. Garner, Garner's Modern English Usage (5th ed., 2022), p. 902.
Mark D Worthen PsyD (talk) [he/him] 02:35, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

Assuming you’re willing to convert things over, I believe it is best practice to try to stick with whatever style is used more and add a template (I’m not sure the template name off the top of my head sorry) IntentionallyDense (Contribs) 07:24, 19 August 2025 (UTC)
That was my goal. Please correct any errors I might have made. Mark D Worthen PsyD (talk) [he/him] 11:20, 29 August 2025 (UTC)