Drug Of Abuse Overview

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Definition

Drug abuse is the use of illegal drugs. It may also refer to the misuse of prescription or over-the-counter drugs. Prescription or over-the-counter drugs may be abused if you take more than the normal or recommended amount of the medicine, or if you use them for illegal purposes.

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Encyclopedia: Drug Of Abuse

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Drug abuse has a wide range of definitions related to taking a psychoactive drug or performance enhancing drug for a non-therapeutic or non-medical effect. All of these definitions imply a negative judgement of the drug use in question . Some of the drugs most often associated with this term include alcohol, amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methaqualone, and opium alkaloids. Use of these drugs may lead to criminal penalty in addition...
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What is the difference between drug abuse and drug addiction?
I am witing something freelance and just wondering if anyone can give me an addequite...

when you are addicted, you are abusing them..so, not much difference

Asked by Chronic - 13 months ago

How do you explain to teenagers about drug abuse?
I am working on a youth programme about drug abuse. There are so many awareness...

The best thing to do is actually show kids how drugs will effect them. Like get a volunteer, tell the students that this is what will happen when you do crack...

Asked by kristalchampagne - 14 months ago

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