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  • 1Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 — Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act to make new provision with respect to dangerous or otherwise harmful drugs and related matters, and for purposes connected therewith …

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  • 2Misuse case — Example of the Misuse case principle, which could be used in thinking about capturing security requirements. Misuse Case is a business process modeling tool used in the software development business. The term Misuse case or mis use case has… …

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  • 3misuse — mis|use1 [ˌmısˈju:z] v [T] 1.) to use something for the wrong purpose, or in the wrong way, often with harmful results ▪ Even harmless drugs can be misused. ▪ The term schizophrenia is often misused. ▪ There is concern that the judges might… …

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  • 4misuse — 1 verb (T) 1 to use something in the wrong way or for the wrong purpose: The term schizophrenia is often misused. 2 to treat someone badly or unfairly 2 noun (C, U) the use of something in the wrong way or for the wrong purpose: A system designed …

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  • 5Benzodiazepine misuse — Benzodiazepines …

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  • 6Long-term effects of alcohol — Disability adjusted life year for alcohol use disorders per 100,000 inhabitants in 2004 …

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  • 7Drugs controlled by the UK Misuse of Drugs Act — Drugs controlled by the United Kingdom (UK) Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 are listed in this article. These drugs are known in the UK as controlled drugs, because this is the term by which the act itself refers to them. In more general terms, however …

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  • 8Antibiotic misuse — Antibiotic misuse, (sometimes called antibiotic abuse or antibiotic overuse) refers to the misuse and overuse of antibiotics which has serious effects on public health. Antibiotic resistant bacteria is a growing threat and becoming increasingly… …

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  • 9Patent misuse — In United States patent law, patent misuse is an affirmative defense used in patent litigation when a defendant has been accused to have infringed a patent. It has also been used to mitigate damages following a finding of infringement. This… …

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  • 10Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs — The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) is a statutory and non executive non departmental British public body, which was established under the UK s Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.MandateIts terms of referencecite paper|title=Drug… …

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