Intoxication
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A poisoning, as by a spirituous or a narcotic substance. The state of being intoxicated or drunk; inebriation; ebriety; drunkenness; the act of intoxicating or making drunk. A high excitement of mind; an elation which rises to enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness.
Example sentence: My peers, lately, have found companionship through means of intoxication - it makes them sociable. I, however, cannot force myself to use drugs to cheat on my loneliness - it is all that I have - and when the drugs and alcohol dissipate, will be all that my peers have as well.
Inebriety
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The state of being inebriated; inebriation, drunkenness.