drug of abuse
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5.8
- noun
- /drʌɡ əv əˈbjus/
- NSFW
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droga de abuso
- Many teenagers experiment with drugs of abuse without understanding the risks involved.
- effects of drugs of abuse
- reinforcing effects of drugs of abuse
Obviously drugs of abuse like methamphetamine can deplete dopamine neurons.
- Obviously drugs of abuse like methamphetamine can deplete dopamine neurons.
- For many, many years, investigators were saying, OK, caffeine increases dopamine just like other drugs of abuse.
- And, and, and anyone could imagine similar things for other drugs of abuse.
- And so, you know, and in toxins, you know, it's alcohol, marijuana, any drugs of abuse really, but it's toxic air mold exposure.
Examples
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The DEA argues that medical marijuana is a drug of abuse.
Blog text (28) -
Obviously drugs of abuse like methamphetamine can deplete dopamine neurons.
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Obviously, if a substance had only adverse effects, it would not become a drug of abuse.
Academic text (1997) -
Over the past two decades, methamphetamine has become one of the most common drugs of abuse, estimated to affect 25 million people worldwide.
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About half of our study participants had fairly little experience with other drugs of abuse at the time they were initiated to the illicit use of pharmaceutical opioids.
Academic text (2006) -
If anything has been learned about the drug problem in the United States, it is that patterns of drug-taking and drug-seeking are continually shifting and changing. Fads and fashions in the drugs of abuse seem to come and go.
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All drugs of abuse affect the area of the brain that is comprised of the ventral tegmental area, nucleus accumbens, and prefrontal cortex.
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Cocaine is considered a drug of abuse due to its potential for addiction and harmful effects.
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The government is implementing programs to educate the public about the dangers of drugs of abuse.
Synonyms
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4.6
A strong illegal substance that people quickly become addicted to, like heroin or cocaine
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7.4
An illegal drug people use for fun that changes how they think and can harm them
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4.8
A drug that changes how a person thinks, feels, or sees things
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4.4
A substance people take for pleasure, not medicine
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4.4
Something that changes how the mind works and so changes mood, behaviour and what you notice
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6.0
A drug that changes how you think, feel or act
Antonyms
How Harmful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is directly compositional: 'drug' combined with the prepositional link 'of' and 'abuse' yields 'a drug that is abused' or misused. A B1 learner who knows 'drug' and 'abuse' (wrong or excessive use) can readily infer it refers to substances taken for nonmedical or harmful purposes, so the meaning is predictable from the parts.
Etymology
Drug of abuse comes from the plain image of a drug being abused, meaning people use it too much or for the wrong reasons, often to feel different instead of to treat illness. That's why it refers to a drug taken for 'nonmedical' reasons that can cause 'harm' or addiction.