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View synonyms for substance abuse
substance abuse
noun
- long-term, pathological use of alcohol or drugs, characterized by daily intoxication, inability to reduce consumption, and impairment in social or occupational functioning; broadly, alcohol or drug addiction.
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Those with a slightly sleazier bent have dredged up reports of his weight gain, substance abuse, and arrest.
From The Daily Beast
South Carolina and Alabama courts have already ruled late-pregnancy substance abuse can be considered a form of child abuse.
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Things got even more serious when Cosby moved on to the subject of substance abuse and children.
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Substance abuse was already an issue Cosby had grown particularly passionate about.
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This coincidence of depression and substance abuse is not uncommon.
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A computerized referral service to substance abuse literature and prevention programs will begin operating in 1987.
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