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Drug abuse

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Drug abuse

URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85039675
- info:lc/authorities/sh85039675
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85039675#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Drug use
- Recreational drug use
Use For
Broader Terms
- Crimes without victims
- Substance abuse
Narrower Terms
Related Terms
- Drugs of abuse
- Drugs--Overdose
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://stitch.cs.vu.nl/vocabularies/rameau/ark:/12148/cb13776157x
- http://stitch.cs.vu.nl/vocabularies/rameau/ark:/12148/cb11933689f
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://d-nb.info/gnd/4198658-1
- http://d-nb.info/gnd/4070587-0
Sources
- found: Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy ("Drug abuse is definable only in terms of societal disapproval. It may involve experimental and recreational use of drugs, which is usually illegal with risk of arrest ... Recreational drug use has increasingly become a part of Western culture, although in general, it is not sanctioned by society and is usually illegal.")
LC Classification
- HV5800-HV5840
- RC563-RC568
Change Notes
- 2006-03-17: new
- 2006-04-25: revised

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