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  1. substance abusenoun

    Synonyms:
    drug abuse

  2. substance abusenoun

    An overindulgence in and dependence of a drug or other chemical.

    Synonyms:
    drug abuse

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  1. substance abuse, drug abuse, habitnoun

    excessive use of drugs

    Synonyms:
    use, wont, drug abuse, habit, riding habit

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Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD0.0 / 0 votes

  1. substance abuse

    Synonyms:
    Drug abuse, drug misuse, substance misuse

  2. substance abuse

    Synonyms:
    Substance misuse

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  1. Doug Berman:

    I think we don't fully understand what drives human behavior as a general matter and what is at the fundamental core of substance abuse disorder, but two things we do know is everyone is different, and what will deter some may not deter others.

  2. Chris Christie:

    For substance abuse treatment, repealing Obamacare is a very, very big deal, we have plenty of people coming to treatment and we have waiting lists.

  3. Kathleen Chard:

    The second highest diagnosis behind PTSD is depression, and if left untreated, people turn to substance abuse— so we really want to intervene as early as we can.

  4. David Caba:

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  5. Ted Nugent:

    David Crosby, David Crosby’s kind of a lost soul, and David Crosby’s done so much substance abuse throughout David Crosby life that David Crosby logic meter is gone, david Crosby reasoning and David Crosby depth of understanding is pretty much gone, so it does n’t surprise me, I feel quite sad for the guy.


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