substance abuse
noun[U]
formaluk/ˈsʌb.stəns əˌbjuːs/us/ˈsʌb.stəns əˌbjuːs/theregularuse ofillegalorharmfuldrugs
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addiction
habit
abusenoun(WRONG USE)
Drugs - general words
- abstinence
- abstinence-only
- bindle
- biosimilar
- chase
- drug
- medicament
- multidrug
- non-intoxicant
- non-intoxicating
- nondrug
- peddler
- push
- shoot
- snort
- spliff
- spliff up
- substance
- whacked
- wiped out