DRUG ABUSE : LSUS
Basic Science JSS2 Third Term
WEEK FIVE
DRUG ABUSE
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Precious seed BASIC SCIENCE FOR JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS BOOK 2
DRUG ABUSE
DRUGS are Natural or synthetic substance which (when taken into a living body) affects its functioning or structure, and is used in the diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of a disease or relief of discomfort.
Meaning of drug Abuse
habitual use of drugs not needed for therapeutic purposes, solely to alter one's mood, affect, or state of consciousness, or to affect a body function unnecessarily (as in laxative abuse). the use of a drug for a non therapeutic effect. Some of the most commonly abused drugs are alcohol; nicotine; marijuana; amphetamines; barbiturates; cocaine; methaqualone; opium alkaloids; synthetic opioids; benzodiazepines, COCAINE, HEROIN, MARIJUANA.
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.... View More
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