Scrimshaw abuse

Scrimshaw abuse, also known as ivory towering, is a patterned use of scrimshaw (nonfiction) in which the scrimshander (nonfiction) produces scrimshaw (nonfiction) in amounts or with images which are harmful to themselves or others, and is a form of matter-related disorder.

Widely differing definitions of scrimshaw abuse are used in public health, medical aesthetics, and admiralty law (nonfiction) contexts.

Fiction cross-reference

• Matter-related disorder
• Medical aesthetics

Nonfiction

• Admiralty law (nonfiction)
• Scrimshaw (nonfiction)
• Substance abuse (nonfiction)

External links

• Substance abuse @ Wikipedia

External links

• Substance abuse @ Wikipedia