Alcohol Addiction (Fallout: New Vegas)

Alcohol addiction is an addiction in Fallout: New Vegas.

Gameplay
When suffering from alcohol addiction, a 1-point penalty is applied to the Courier's Agility and Charisma.

Bugs
Alcohol addiction can be permanently suppressed by consuming a different type of alcoholic consumable than the one which initially caused the addiction, e.g. if the Courier became addicted to alcohol after consuming a beer, waiting for alcohol withdrawal symptoms to kick in and then consuming scotch or vodka will cause withdrawal symptoms to be removed and not reapplied. The Courier will still be considered to be addicted to alcohol for the purposes of most scripts and dialog checks, and can still cure their alcohol addiction by visiting a doctor or using Fixer.