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Substance abuse refers to the overindulgence in and dependence on a stimulant, depressant, chemical substance, herb (plant) or fungus leading to effects that are detrimental to the individual's physical health or mental health, or the welfare of others.
The disorder is characterized by a pattern of continued pathological use of a medication, non-medically indicated drug or toxin, that results in repeated adverse social consequences related to drug use, such as failure to meet work, family, or school obligations, interpersonal conflicts, or legal problems. There are on-going debates as to the exact distinctions between substance abuse and substance dependence, but current practice standard distinguishes between the two by defining substance dependence in terms of physiological and behavioral symptoms of substance use, and substance abuse in terms of the social consequences of substance use.
Substance abuse may lead to addiction or substance dependence. Medically, physiologic dependence requires the development of tolerance leading to withdrawal symptoms. Both abuse and dependence are distinct from addiction which involves a compulsion to continue using the substance despite the negative consequences, and may or may not involve chemical dependency. Dependence almost always implies abuse, but abuse frequently occurs without dependence, particularly when an individual first begins to abuse a substance. Dependence involves physiological processes while substance abuse reflects a complex interaction between the individual, the abused substance and society. *
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Teen Substance abuse and the Effects On The Family @ http://bit.ly/zAJei
10drugabuse (Teen Drug Abuse) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:43:51 -0000
Teen Substance abuse and the Effects On The Family @ http://bit.ly/zAJei
@DoraBerry I actually lived in a house once that, for some odd reason, was seemingly eternally at 11:11, and substance abuse played no part.
Kendall_Tristan (Kendall Weaver) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:33:20 -0000
@DoraBerry I actually lived in a house once that, for some odd reason, was seemingly eternally at 11:11, and substance abuse played no part.
We have groups for Substance abuse, DUI, Domestic Violence, Anger Management, Life Skills, and Boundaries. http://bit.ly/23Jrfl
numafeed (Numa ) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:44:24 -0000
We have groups for Substance abuse, DUI, Domestic Violence, Anger Management, Life Skills, and Boundaries. http://bit.ly/23Jrfl
Somerset County program targets substance abuse among young adults http://bit.ly/yiMon
counselinginfo (Addiction Counseling) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:43:58 -0000
Somerset County program targets substance abuse among young adults http://bit.ly/yiMon
@portiaalex Substance abuse. #amwriting
TheMansquito (Ryan Mann) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:12:47 -0000
@portiaalex Substance abuse. #amwriting
Somerset County program targets substance abuse among young adults http://bit.ly/2KpZI6
HealAllDiseases (Madison Cavanaugh) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:08:40 -0000
Somerset County program targets substance abuse among young adults http://bit.ly/2KpZI6
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