a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction
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drug of abuse::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | street drug |
| Type of | drug |
| Has types | alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, amphetamine, baccy, depressant, downer, gateway drug, inebriant, intoxicant, lsd, lysergic acid diethylamide, pep pill, sedative, sedative drug, soft drug, speed, tobacco, alcohol, upper |
Examples of drug of abuse
drug of abuse
Some were even brought to tears after hearing first hand accounts of drug abuse.
From the ocregister.com
Ahead of him was the last leg of more than a decade of drug abuse and addiction.
From the heraldtribune.com
The crippling level of drug abuse in Eastern Kentucky is a subtext in the trial.
From the kentucky.com
They typically exclude suicide, acts of war and drug abuse and that is about it.
From the guardian.co.uk
The urine is part of a drug-testing measure for a local substance abuse program.
From the timesunion.com
Alan Ahmady was suspended after a second violation for a drug of abuse.
From the sfgate.com
As a drug of abuse or addiction cocaine is closely linked to alcohol.
From the economist.com
Further, DM is a commonly used as a drug of abuse by adolescents.
From the sciencedaily.com
Guerrero, who had a long history of drug abuse, was using narcotic painkillers.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
