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Introduction: Drug abuse
Drug abuse: Addiction to any of various illicit drugs. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Drug abuse is available below.
Symptoms of Drug abuse
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Causes of Drug abuse
- Psychological disorders - Some people use drug abuse to deny, cope with, or hide an underlying psychological disorder:
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Prognosis for Drug abuse
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Types of Drug abuse
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Definitions of Drug abuse:
The use of a drug for a reason other than which it was intended or in a manner or in quantities other than directed. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Excessive use of drugs - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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