Substance Abuse is defined as a maladaptive pattern of substance use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress as manifested by one ...
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Refers to overeating, cigarette smoking, alcohol abuse, or drug abuse.
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The use of any substance(s) for non-therapeutic purposes or use of medication for purposes other than those for which it is prescribed.
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The use of illegal drugs or the use of prescription or over-the-counter drugs or alcohol for purposes other than those for which they are meant to be used, or in excessive amounts. Substance abuse may lead to social, physical, emotional and job-related problems.
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Descriptive scenes depicting the use of illegal substances, the excessive use of tobacco or the use of alcohol resulting in impairment. Gory Scenes - Graphic images of bloodletting and/or tissue damage. Includes horror or war representations. ...
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Excessive use of a drug such as alcohol, narcotics, or cocaine.
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regular use of a drug other than for its accepted medical purpose or in doses greater than those con-sidered appropriate.
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The use of psychoactive substances in ways that pose a serious threat to the person’s health or social or psychological functions, one effect of which is the inability to obtain and/or sustain employment.
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Overuse and dependence on alcohol, prescription drugs or street drugs.
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" means the illegal or inappropriate use of any drug, including alcohol, that incapacitates or severely limits the PRFC in performing minimal basic care for the child and results in serious neglect of the child or creates the risk of grave physical danger or significant emotional consequences to ...
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The overuse of alcohol and/or chemicals to the detriment of the person’s health and well-being.
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Drugs are regulated by the federal government based on their potential for abuse. Some drugs have no medical purpose and cannot be sold or kept legally.
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as defined in the World Health Organization’s Lexicon of Alcohol and Drug terms, is: "a maladaptive pattern of use indicated by ... ...
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excessive use of drugs
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Substance abuse refers to the overindulgence in and dependence on a psychoactive leading to effects that are detrimental to the individual's physical health or mental health, or the welfare of others.(1998). Mosby's Medical, Nursing, & Allied Health Dictionary. Edition 5.
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"Substance Abuse" is the 20th episode of the anime series Eureka Seven and perhaps one of the most notorious episodes of the series.
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The abuse of alcohol or drugs.
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