substance abuse

Definitions

Law

• noun the practice of drinking too much alcohol or using illegal drugs or other substances

Medical

• noun the misuse or excessive use of drugs, alcohol or other substances for pleasure or to satisfy addiction, which often causes health, emotional or social problems for the user

Sports

• noun the excessive consumption or misuse of a substance, especially drugs or alcohol, for the sake of its non-therapeutic effects on the mind or body

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Contexts for “substance abuse”

3 definitions in context
• Law
• Medical
• Sports