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substance abuse: excessive use of drugs
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Drug abuse has a range of definitions, all of them suggesting disaproval at the use or overuse of a drug for a nontherapeutic effect . Leon Wurmser goes as far as to say "The term is so wide and imprecise, contains such a hodgepodge of clinical and social phenomena, and is so dependent on the bias of the observer, that a systematic study of its etiology would be as vast and comprehensive as an inquiry into the etiology of fever" . ...
Ãâó: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_abuse
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| drug abuse |
The use of a drug for a purpose other than that for which it is normally prescribed or recommended.
Ãâó: www.finr.com/glossary.html
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| drug abuse |
Improper use of prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, and controlled substances.
Ãâó: www.austin.cc.tx.us/audit/Glossary/LetterD.htm
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The use of illegal drugs or the inappropriate use of legal drugs. The repeated use of drugs to produce pleasure, to alleviate stress, or to alter or avoid reality (or all three). [5]
Ãâó: teens.drugabuse.gov/utilities/glossary.asp
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