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drug abuse

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-002589

The use of illegal drugs or the use of prescription or over-the-counter drugs for purposes other than those for which they are meant to be used, or in excessive amounts. Drug abuse may lead to social, physical, emotional, and job-related problems.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-002589
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-002589",
  "term": "drug abuse",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "The use of illegal drugs or the use of prescription or over-the-counter drugs for purposes other than those for which they are meant to be used, or in excessive amounts. Drug abuse may lead to social, physical, emotional, and job-related problems.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/drug-abuse/"
}

Record 6,252 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.