2006-10-05 07:49:24 · 5 answers · asked by kimarley r 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
The accidental or wrongful use of prescription drugs or over the counter drugs.
2006-10-05 08:18:50 · answer #1 · answered by boy_jam_arch 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Drug abuse has a wide range of definitions, all of them relating either to the misuse or overuse of a psychoactive drug or performance enhancing drug for a non-therapeutic or non-medical effect, or referring to any use of illegal drug in the absence of a required, yet practically impossible to get, license from a government authority, in the USA this is the DEA. Some of the most commonly abused drugs include alcohol, amphetamines, barbiturates, caffeine, cannabis, cocaine, methaqualone, nicotine, opium alkaloids, and minor tranquilizers. Use of these drugs may lead to criminal penalty in addition to possible physical, social, and psychological harm, both strongly depending on local jurisdiction.[1] Other definitions of drug abuse fall into four main categories: public health definitions, mass communication and vernacular usage, medical definitions, and political and criminal justice definitions
2006-10-05 14:51:39 · answer #2 · answered by rita_alabama 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When a person misuse drugs (ex. getting high on pain killers).
2006-10-05 14:54:24 · answer #3 · answered by MartinPalermo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Taking a drug for a purpose or in the amount it wasn't designed for.
2006-10-05 14:52:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
OverDose of the Drug
Peace
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2006-10-05 14:51:41 · answer #5 · answered by -=â?¼Daltonâ?¼=- 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋