Scrimshaw abuse

Residue from a scrimshaw abuse binge. These pieces are confined in a protective vitrine, to prevent further spread of the disease.

Scrimshaw abuse, sometimes known as ivory towering, is a patterned use of scrimshaw (nonfiction) in which the scrimshander (nonfiction) produces scrimshaw (nonfiction) with images or side-effects which are harmful to themselves or others.

Scrimshaw abuse is a form of matter-related disorder.

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

Fiction cross-reference

• Matter-related disorder
• Medical aesthetics

Nonfiction

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

External links

• Substance abuse @ Wikipedia

External links

• Substance abuse @ Wikipedia