substance abuse

substance abuse

English

Noun

substance abuse (uncountable)

1. 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