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substance abuse

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-008368

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

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-008368
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008368",
  "term": "substance abuse",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "The use of illegal drugs or the use of prescription or over-the-counter drugs or alcohol for purposes other than those for which they are meant to be used, or in excessive amounts. Substance abuse may lead to social, physical, emotional, and job-related problems.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/substance-abuse/"
}

Record 15,755 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.