substance abuse

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ˈsubstance aˌbuse noun [uncountable]  MDDthe habit of taking too many illegal drugs, in a way that harms your health 药物滥用；〔对毒品的〕成瘾 SYN drug abuse

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substance abuse• If a person has a substance abuse problem, he should be directed to a rehabilitative program.• Officials said a substance abuse problem led to the thefts.• The remainder is to establish community controlled health services and facilities and includes substance abuse, education, and prevention projects.• These guys should get into substance abuse.• Finally, the policy also aims to provide assistance to employees with other substance abuse problems.• Remember that substance abuse treatment must address queerness.• But there is another side to the substance abuse equation that may make it less amenable to interventions.• The findings will contribute to improvements in the effectiveness of health education materials concerned with substance abuse.

ˈsubstance aˌbuse nounChineseSyllable  

taking Corpus habit drugs, illegal the of many too

substance abuse
ˈsubstance aˌbuse noun [uncountable]
the habit of taking too many illegal drugs, in a way that harms your health
   SYN  drug abuse