Meanings
nounsubstance abuse (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineAn overindulgence in and dependence on a drug or other chemical.
Synonyms: drug abuse, drug use
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn overindulgence in and dependence on a drug or other chemical.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 物質濫用 /物质滥用, 濫用藥物 /滥用药物
- 物質濫用 /物质滥用 (wùzhì lànyòng)overindulgence in a drug
- 濫用藥物 /滥用药物 (lànyòng yàowù)overindulgence in a drug
- 吸毒 (xīdú)overindulgence in a drug
Czech zneužívání návykových látek
- zneužívání návykových látekoverindulgence in a drug
Danish stofmisbrug
- stofmisbrugoverindulgence in a drug
Dutch drugsmisbruik
- drugsmisbruikoverindulgence in a drug
Estonian narkomaania
- narkomaaniaoverindulgence in a drug
Finnish päihteiden väärinkäyttö
- päihteiden väärinkäyttöoverindulgence in a drug
French abus de drogues
- abus de droguesoverindulgence in a drug
German Drogenmissbrauch
- Drogenmissbrauchoverindulgence in a drug
Japanese 薬物乱用
- 薬物乱用 (yakubutsu ran'yō)overindulgence in a drug
Korean 약물 남용
- 약물 남용 (yangmul namyong)overindulgence in a drug
Norwegian Bokmål rusmiddelmisbruk, rusmisbruk
- rusmiddelmisbrukoverindulgence in a drug
- rusmisbrukoverindulgence in a drug
Polish nadużywanie środków odurzających
- nadużywanie środków odurzającychoverindulgence in a drug
Portuguese abuso de substância/substâncias
- abuso de substância/substânciasoverindulgence in a drug
Russian злоупотребле́ние нарко́тиками
- злоупотребле́ние нарко́тиками (zloupotreblénije narkótikami)overindulgence in a drug
Spanish abuso de substancias, abuso substancial
- abuso de substanciasoverindulgence in a drug
- abuso substancialoverindulgence in a drug
Swedish substansmissbruk
- substansmissbrukoverindulgence in a drug
Turkish madde bağımlılığı
- madde bağımlılığıoverindulgence in a drug
Cite this entry
APA
substance abuse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/substance%20abuse
MLA
“substance abuse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/substance%20abuse. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “substance abuse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/substance%20abuse.
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