Substance abuse, also known as drug abuse, refers to a maladaptive patterned use of a substance (drug) in which the user consumes the substance in amounts or with methods not condoned by medical professionals. Substance abuse/drug abuse is not limited to mood-altering or psycho-active drugs. Activity is also considered substance abuse when inappropriately used (as in steroids for performance enhancement in sports). Therefore, mood-altering and ps...
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Includes classifications:
- Tobacco use disorder ,
- Cannabis abuse ,
- Hallucinogen abuse ,
- Sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic abuse ,
- Opioid abuse ,
- Cocaine abuse ,
- Amphetamine or related acting sympathomimetic abuse ,
- Antidepressant type abuse ,
- Other, mixed, or unspecified drug abuse ,
- Alcohol abuse
Diseases with this Risk Factor:
- Bacterial arthritis ,
- Bipolar disorder ,
- Schizophrenia ,
- Sacroiliitis ,
- Atrial septal defect ,
- Patent ductus arteriosus ,
- Ventricular septal defect ,
- Red eye ,
- Mania ,
- Cardiac arrhythmia
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