drug of abuse
31abuse — 1 /ə byüz/ vt abused, abus·ing 1: to put to a use other than the one intended: as a: to put to a bad or unfair use abusing the powers of office b: to put to improper or excessive use abuse narcotics …
32Drug Enforcement Agency — Drug Enforcement Administration Logo de la DEA …
33Drug development — Drug research redirects here. For the journal, see Drug Research (journal). Drug development is a blanket term used to define the process of bringing a new drug to the market once a lead compound has been identified through the process of drug… …
34abuse — noun. This has developed a sinister violent meaning, ‘maltreatment or (especially sexual) assault of a person’, and is now widely familiar in the specific context of child abuse, of which various aspects include physical abuse, domestic abuse,… …
35Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act — Acronym Hatch Waxman amendments Citations Codification …
36Drug repositioning — (also known as Drug repurposing, Drug re profiling, Therapeutic Switching and Drug re tasking) is the application of known drugs and compounds to new indications (i.e., new diseases).[1] Contents 1 Drug repositioning 2 See also …
37Drug policy of the United States — Drug use has increased in all categories since prohibition[1] except that opium use is at a fraction of its peak level. The big decline in use of opium started already after the Harrison Act of 1914.[2] Use of heroin peaked between 1969 and 1971 …
38Drug Recognition Expert — (DRE) police officers are trained to be able to identify drug impaired drivers. DRE refers not only to the officers themselves, but to the 12 step procedure that these officers use. DRE was developed by police officers from the Los Angeles… …
39Drug education — is the planned provision of information and skills relevant to living in a world where drugs are commonly misused. Planning includes developing strategies for helping children and young people engage with relevant drug related issues during… …
40abuse — Ⅰ. abuse UK US /əˈbjuːs/ noun ► [C or U] a situation in which a person uses something in a bad or wrong way, especially for their own advantage or pleasure: »The former president has been accused of corruption and abuse of power. »The politician… …
