Wiktionary
n. misuse of, or overindulgence in, drugs; substance abuse. (from 20th c.)
WordNet
n. excessive use of drugs [syn: substance abuse, habit]
Wikipedia
Drug Abuse is the fifth album released by Detroit rapper Dice on Fallen Angelz Entertainment.Dice tried to illegally put this album out but was unsuccessful due to contract
Usage examples of "drug abuse".
Michael had a long record of drug abuse, in addition to his burglary charges, and the defense teams noted that he had not reported Jason’.
The discussion turned on how Zoe's alcohol and drug abuse was a symptom of deep depression which was in turn a symptom of deeper childhood conflicts--our old friend the Oedipal Oscillator, whatever that was.
Still, the decision to hire, fire, detain, re-test, or begin drug abuse treatment is made for you on the spot.
Ten years ago, drug abuse was so rare that I hardly had to bother with it.
In our quiet working class suburb alone, three friends were killed by drug abuse: an overdose, a drowning while stoned, and AIDS transmitted by a needle.
Jamey was a young man by now - seventeen or eighteen - and statistically ripe both for the onset of schizophrenia and for drug abuse.
The Greater Dallas Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse has compiled an extraordinarily entertaining index of cocaine street names.
CRACK SLANG: The Greater Dallas Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse has compiled an extraordinarily entertaining index of cocaine street names.
The rationale was not predicated on some archaic notion equating facial hair with drug abuse.
She was assigned to the Second District, not a heavy crime area, and was almost instantly appalled by what she said she saw on the street and within the department: graft, corruption, drinking on duty, drug abuse, oral sex with prostitutes, mistreatment of suspects.
I thought the whole reason these cases are so striking is the fact that in each case the deceased was apparently such a solid citizen with no history of drug abuse or run-ins with the law.