Synonyms for substance abuse
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1. substance abusenoun

   Synonyms:
   drug abuse

2. substance abusenoun

   An overindulgence in and dependence of a drug or other chemical.

   Synonyms:
   drug abuse

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1. substance abuse, drug abuse, habitnoun

   excessive use of drugs

   Synonyms:
   use, wont, drug abuse, habit, riding habit

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1. • Misuse

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1. substance abuse

   Synonyms:
   Drug abuse, drug misuse, substance misuse

2. substance abuse

   Synonyms:
   Substance misuse

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1. The Daily Beast:

   Conservatives criticize such programs as fueling substance abuse. But activists and many public health experts say these sorts of programs provide a significant degree of safety and support to vulnerable people, while HHS declined to specify any elements of smoking kits that may qualify, non-governmental organization Harm Reduction International lists some typical items, including brass screen filters, rubber mouthpieces to limit burning, lip balm, and disinfectant wipes.

2. Adam Snider:

   In addition, the pandemic likely exacerbated substance abuse issues for some individuals.

3. Joe Lewis:

   It brings awareness to the fact that there are thousands of children of our fallen that are out there trying to go through their childhood, the most crucial, formattable years without the support or guidance of their parent, it’s really important that as a nation we help those children mitigate the risks they face of increased anxiety, depressions, substance abuse, dropping out of school and even suicide.

4. Jim Johnson:

   Some 22 million people across the country suffer from substance abuse disorders, resulting in 50,000 overdose death rates each year, this is right up there on that same level as terrorism and homeland security concerns in our country. That doesn’t even count the number of people getting Hepatitis B and C and HIV.

5. Lori Tremmel Freeman:

   It is also one of the root causes of substance abuse and misuse, which is fueling the national epidemic that we have. We’re also concerned about, of course, rates of suicide and what we can do to alleviate and lower those rates, this is very much also a primary public health crisis of concern and leads to many other public health issues that need to be addressed: homelessness, food insecurity, substance misuse, and poor health outcomes.