SUBSTANCE ABUSE

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does substance abuse mean? 

• SUBSTANCE ABUSE (noun)
  The noun SUBSTANCE ABUSE has 1 sense:

1. excessive use of drugs

  Familiarity information: SUBSTANCE ABUSE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUBSTANCE ABUSE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Excessive use of drugs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

drug abuse; habit; substance abuse

Hypernyms ("substance abuse" is a kind of...):

abuse; misuse (improper or excessive use)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "substance abuse"):

alcohol abuse; alcoholic abuse; alcoholism abuse (excessive use of alcohol and alcoholic drinks)

 Context examples 

Sometimes the substance abuse occurs first.

(Dual Diagnosis, NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse)

They include health problems in the mother, genetic factors, problems with the placenta and substance abuse by the mother.

(Birth Weight, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Different alleles are associated with increased incidence of substance abuse.

(DRD2 1 Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A tool to evaluate neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), that measures the degree to which a neonate is experiencing symptoms of withdrawal due to maternal substance abuse.

(Finnegan Score Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

The measurement of the degree to which a neonate is experiencing symptoms of withdrawal due to maternal substance abuse; the score can be used to determine subsequent treatment of the infant.

(Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Assessment, NCI Thesaurus)

They usually start in the teenage years and often occur along with depression, anxiety disorders, and substance abuse.

(Eating Disorders, NIH: National Institute of Mental Health)

These include self-guided or group psychological interventions, training for families and school staff, community mental health programmes and initiatives to prevent substance abuse, self-harm and suicide.

(Half of mental health disorders arise in adolescence, SciDev.Net)

Depression is a major cause of disability around the world, and if left untreated, can lead to substance abuse, anxiety and suicide.

(Depression - men far more at risk than women in deprived areas, University of Cambridge)

The study of the genetic factors of behavioral phenotypes such as eating or mating activity, substance abuse, social attitudes, violence, and mental abilities.

(Behavioral Genetics, NCI Thesaurus)

The result of the measurement of the degree to which a neonate is experiencing symptoms of withdrawal due to maternal substance abuse; the score can be used to determine subsequent treatment of the infant.

(Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Assessment Result, NCI Thesaurus)