drug abuse
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- noun
- /drʌg əˈbjus/
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abuso de drogas
- The community is struggling to find solutions to the growing issue of drug abuse among its youth.
- prescription drug abuse
- alcohol and drug abuse
- drug abuse treatment
I mean, that's that's where my drug abuse started.
- I mean, that's that's where my drug abuse started.
- So again, the the drug abuse is to numb some sort of pain and feeling.
- You have functioning families now broken up by drug abuse.
- Yes, his past with, you know, his drug abuse.
- So, you know, we, we know from various things that he was obviously still in this cycle of drug abuse and then kind of mental health.
- But nothing is more inspiring than meeting, you know, a mother whose family had been falling apart, victims of drug abuse and crime and truancy, nothing working.
- We come from a place where like, I think at the time, Camden had the biggest population for drug abuse in London.
- It could be something like drug abuse where you know you you A risk factor for drug abuse is feeling, you know, socially disconnected and alone, right?
- Is it toxic from drug abuse or from mold in your home?
- But really suicides through the riff drug abuse is through the roof.
- And children, suicide skyrocketed, depression, anxiety, drug abuse skyrocketed and children.
- Many more people are dying of heart disease than they are of, you know, drug abuse or alcohol abuse.
- And it's a major cause of homelessness, of suicide, of alcohol abuse, of drug abuse, of depression, of panic attacks.
Examples
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The last thing they need is for people here at home to be encouraging drug abuse.
Fiction book (2001) -
Years of alcohol and drug abuse have taken a toll.
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And there was a lot of drug abuse.
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Come on, man, she has a history of drug abuse.
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There was a history of domestic violence, there was drug abuse on his part.
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Understanding who is at risk for prescription drug abuse is important for several reasons.
Academic text (2008) -
Less than half believed that drug abuse was a problem among all college athletes.
Academic text (1990) -
He has a history of drug abuse.
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Military policies and programs directed toward eliminating drug abuse among military personnel appear to have been successful.
Academic text (1992) -
Almost all UA students surveyed felt that college administrators should be concerned about drug abuse among athletes.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
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Wrong or excessive use of something that causes harm
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A strong harmful need to keep using a drug or activity even when you cannot stop
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A strong need to take drugs that is hard to stop
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To take illegal or harmful drugs
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Using drugs or alcohol too much so it harms your health
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A long-lasting problem where someone cannot stop using drugs even though it harms them
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A state of needing a drug or alcohol to feel normal
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A strong need to keep taking drugs or alcohol to feel normal
Antonyms
How Serious
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the wrong or excessive use of drugs' is directly and compositionally derived from 'drug' (a chemical used as medicine or for intoxication) plus 'abuse' (wrong/excessive use). This is a literal, cross-linguistically common noun + abuse pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will very likely infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The phrase drug abuse comes from the words drug and abuse, where 'abuse' means 'to use wrongly' or to harm. Imagine someone taking drugs so often they hurt their health and life, and that's why drug abuse means using drugs too much in a harmful way.