drug abuse
excessive use of drugs, use of drugs in a self-destructive manner; use of any legal or illicit chemical substance that causes physical or mental or behavioral impairment in a person
Drug abuse
[Image:20drugs.gif|thumb|right|300px|Comparison of the perceived harm for various psychoactive drugs from a poll among medical psychiatrists specialized in addiction treatment]]This article is an overview of the nontherapeutic use of alcohol and drugs of abuse. For the mental health classification, see
substance abuse.
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drug abuse
Noun
1. excessive use of drugs
(synonym) substance abuse, habit
(hypernym) misuse, abuse
(hyponym) alcohol abuse, alcoholic abuse, alcoholism abuse