substance abuse

English

Noun

substance abuse (uncountable)

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

Synonyms

drug abuse

Translations

overindulgence in a drug

Chinese:
Mandarin: 濫用藥物, 滥用药物 (lànyòng yàowù), ("to take [illicit] drugs") 吸毒 (zh) (xīdú)
Czech: zneužívání návykových látek
Dutch: drugsmisbruik (nl) n
Estonian: narkomaania
Finnish: huumaavien aineiden väärinkäyttö
French: abus de drogues m
German: Drogenmissbrauch m

Japanese: 薬物乱用 (やくぶつらんよう, yakubutsu ran'yō)
Norwegian: rusmisbruk (no) m, n
Portuguese: abuso de substância/substâncias m
Russian: злоупотребле́ние нарко́тиками n (zloupotreblénije narkótikami)
Spanish: abuso de sustancias
Swedish: substansmissbruk
Turkish: madde bağımlılığı

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