alcoholism vs cacoethes

alcoholism and cacoethes both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alcoholism	Yes	No	No	No
cacoethes	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cacoethes is a hypernym of alcoholism; that is, cacoethes is a word with a broader meaning than alcoholism:

alcoholism: an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess
cacoethes: an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action

Other hypernyms of alcoholism include mania, passion.

alcoholism (noun)	cacoethes (noun)
an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess	an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms