| English | Russian |
| drinking problem | склонность к спиртному ("It might well have happened, if not for the discovery of a Soviet spy inside the directorate of operatons of the C.I.A., a career officer with a drinking problem named Aldrich Ames." Thomas Powers, NYT Magazine ART Vancouver) |
| drinking problem | склонность к выпивке (ART Vancouver) |
| problem drinking | злоупотребление алкоголем (Problem drinking is where the individual begins to experience difficulties in their life because of their alcohol intake, but they persist with the behavior AKarp) |
| problem drinking | алкогольная зависимость (Andrey Truhachev) |