addiction
substance abuse
Doctors should be compassionate towards patients with substance use disorders.
Most people who try illegal drugs do not develop a substance use disorder.
They define substance use disorder as either alcohol or substance abuse or dependence.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Drug addiction
abuser
addictiveness
anti-crack
buzzed
buzzed up
clean
crack house
dependency
druggie
glue-sniffer
glue-sniffing
go cold turkey
habit
habit-forming
hooked
hophead
junkie
pothead
smackhead
taker