substance abuse
noun [U] formalDefinition
› the use of a drug to get pleasure, or to improve a person's performance of an activity, or because a person cannot stop using itDrugs - general wordsSpecific types of drug substance abuser noun [C]
(Definition of substance abuse noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- pusher noun
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