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member: temperance movement

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narrower: temperance movement

history, development, and definitions
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narrower: temperance movement

social movements
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narrower: temperance movement

substance abuse
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narrower: temperance movement

temperance movement
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broader: substance abuse
broader: social movements
broader: history, development, and definitions
broader: drugs organizations and agencies
definition: Temperance, most notably associated with alcohol use, refers to moderation or restraint in one's consumption of alcohol. Temperance movements are social movements that attempt to convince others, either through morality or law, to refrain from drinking alcohol or at least moderate their alcohol consumption. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Temperance Movement]