From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishproblem child/family/drinker etcproblem child/family/drinker etcMPPROBLEMa child etc whose behaviour causes problems for other people → problem
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problem child/family/drinker etc• They were talking about a problem child.• Data collection is mainly by questionnaire and structured interviews with families, youth groups and problem drinkers.• BAccording to a federal survey, men are much more likely to be problem drinkers than women.• A basic issue between Paul and the Corinthian problem children was over a proper understanding of the self.• It does reflect the position of the Corinthian problem children, however.• Services for problem drinkers are very fragmented at present.• Another reason to consider a moderation-goal option is that a broader range of problem drinkers can be attracted and treated.• This problem drinker population has been largely ignored or at least underserved. 