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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal and human health
  3. human health and safety
  4. substance abuse
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal and human health
  3. human health and safety
  4. substance abuse

Preferred term

substance abuse

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The use of illegal substances or the inappropriate use of legal substances, including the repeated use of substances to produce pleasure, to alleviate stress, and/or to alter or avoid reality.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • chemical addiction
  • substance addiction
  • substance dependence
  • substance-related disorders

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/6108

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