Ma'anar ƙamus na "haɓakar barasa" tana nufin yanayin da ke tattare da gagarumin tabarbarewa a aikin fahimi, kamar asarar ƙwaƙwalwar ajiya, ɓacin rai, raunin hukunci, da wahala tare da hadaddun ayyuka, wanda ke haifar da shan barasa na dogon lokaci. Wani nau'in ciwon hauka ne wanda ke haifar da lalacewar kwakwalwar barasa, kuma ba zai iya jurewa ba idan mutum ya ci gaba da shan barasa. Wannan yanayin kuma ana kiransa da ciwon hauka mai alaƙa da barasa ko kuma cutar shan barasa na ci gaba da yin afuwa.