chemical abuse

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Definition of chemical abuse words

noun chemical abuse the habitual use of a mood-altering drug, alcoholic beverage, etc. 3

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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addiction — Addiction is the condition of taking harmful drugs and being unable to stop taking them.
alcoholism — People who suffer from alcoholism cannot stop drinking large quantities of alcohol.
habit — an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary: the habit of looking both ways before crossing the street.
drug abuse — addiction to drugs.
dipsomania — an irresistible, typically periodic craving for alcoholic drink.

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