What Is the Definition of Drug Abuse in Science?

Question by xueli_jeremy: what is the definition of drug abuse in science?
the use of drugs in ways that harm the body

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Answer by paramour
Habitual use of drugs not needed for therapeutic purposes (e.g., such as solely to alter one’s mood, affect, or state of consciousness) or to affect a body function unnecessarily (e.g., laxative abuse); nonmedical use of drugs.

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