Please tell me is this line make sense to you. please dont just guess.?!
Question:
Please tell me is this line make sense to you. please dont just guess.?
Drug abuse is the use of illicit drugs, the abuse of prescription, or over the counter drugs.
Answers:
I would say:
Drug abuse generally refers to the problematic use of illicit, prescription or over the counter drugs.
Keep in mind, though, that alcohol could be considered a drug, but it is not 'illicit' (illegal) and inhalants (huffing) can be a problem but Glade isn't illegal, available by prescription or an over-the-counter medicine.
The fact is that, technically, to be diagnosed with a substance 'abuse' problem, an individual must exhibit a pattern of substance use leading to significant impairment or distress and one (or more) of the following in the last 12 months:
Recurrent substance use resulting in a failure to fulfill major role obligations at work, school, or home (e.g., repeated absences or poor work performance related to substance use; substance-related absences, suspensions, or expulsions from school; neglect of children or household)
Recurrent substance use in situations in which it is physically hazardous (e.g., driving an automobile or operating a machine when impaired by substance use)
Recurrent substance-related legal problems (e.g., arrests for substance-related disorderly conduct)
Continued substance use despite having persistent or recurrent social or interpersonal problems caused or exacerbated by the effects of the substance.