Substance abuse (nonfiction)

Substance abuse, also known as drug abuse, is a patterned use of a drug in which the user consumes the substance in amounts or with methods which are harmful to themselves or others, and is a form of substance-related disorder.

Widely differing definitions of drug abuse are used in public health, medical and criminal justice contexts.

Fiction cross-reference

• Extract of Radium
• Scrimshaw abuse

External links

• Substance abuse @ Wikipedia