drug substance abuse
21abuse — a|buse1 [ ə bjus ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount cruel, violent, or unfair treatment, especially of someone who does not have the power to prevent it: The regime had been responsible for serious human rights abuses. abuse of: Physical abuse and… …
22abuse — [əˈbjuːs] noun I 1) [C/U] cruel, violent, or unfair treatment human rights abuses[/ex] Many of the children were victims of sexual abuse.[/ex] 2) [C/U] the use of something in a bad, dishonest, or harmful way alcohol/drug/substance abuse[/ex]… …
23Substance dependence — Substance dependency Classification and external resources ICD 10 F10.2 F19.2 ICD 9 …
24Drug addiction — is widely considered a pathological state. The disorder of addiction involves the progression of acute drug use to the development of drug seeking behavior, the vulnerability to relapse, and the decreased, slowed ability to respond to naturally… …
25Drug rehabilitation — Intervention ICD 9 CM 94.64 Drug rehabilitation (often drug rehab or just rehab) is a term for the processes of medical and/or psychotherapeutic treatment, for dependency on psychoactive substances such as alcohol, prescription drugs, and so… …
26Substance-related disorder — Classification and external resources Comparison of the perceived harm for various psychoactive drugs from a poll among medical psychiatrists specialized in a …
27Drug court — Drug Courts are judicially supervised court dockets that handle the cases of nonviolent substance abusing offenders under the adult, juvenile, family and tribal justice systems. Drug Courts operate under a specialized model in which the judiciary …
28Substance-induced psychosis — Classification and external resources ICD 10 F10.5 F19.5 ICD 9 …
29drug abuse — drug abuser. 1. addiction to drugs. 2. substance abuse involving drugs. [1965 70] * * * the excessive, maladaptive, or addictive use of drugs for nonmedical purposes despite social, psychological, and physical problems that may arise from… …
30Drug Strategies — is a non profit research institute located in Washington D.C. Dedicated to evaluating the effectiveness of drug abuse prevention, education, and treatment, Drug Strategies is led by former Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics… …
