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UCCC 1102-05: DRUG AND SUSTANCE ABUSE
DRUGS, DRUG ADDICTION AND ITS CONSEQUENCES 
Drug abuse is the use of illegal drugs or the use of prescription or over-the-counter medications 
in ways other than recommended or intended. It also includes intentional inhalation of household 
or industrial chemicals for their mind-altering effects. Tobacco use and problem drinking are 
sometimes included in the definition of drug abuse. Chemical abuse and substance abuse are terms 
sometimes used interchangeably with the term drug abuse, or they m...
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UCCC 1102-05 DRUG AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
PopularDrug abuse is the use of illegal drugs or the use of prescription or over-the-counter medications 
in ways other than recommended or intended. It also includes intentional inhalation of household 
or industrial chemicals for their mind-altering effects. Tobacco use and problem drinking are 
sometimes included in the definition of drug abuse. Chemical abuse and substance abuse are terms 
sometimes used interchangeably with the term drug abuse, or they may be used to refer to a 
combination of dru...