substance abusenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈsʌb.stəns əˌbjuːs/us/ˈsʌb.stəns əˌbjuːs/formalthe use of a drug to get pleasure, or to improve a person's performance of an activity, or because a person cannot stop using it
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Drugs - general words
- chase
- chems
- crank
- detox
- dope
- doped up
- gear
- jacked up
- legal high
- OD
- overdose
- peddler
- pop
- snort
- soft
- spliff
- spliff up
- stoned
- trip
- whacked
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substance abuser
noun [ C ] ukus