abuse
noun
the use of alcohol or illegal drugs in a way that is harmful to your health
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an occasion when the police go into a place to search it for illegal goods or activities, especially those relating to drugs
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the unpleasant physical effects that someone feels when they suddenly stop taking a drug that they are addicted to
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a method of treating addiction to a drug that involves suddenly stopping taking the drug
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an unpleasant physical and mental feeling that someone gets when an illegal drug stops affecting them
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an official employed by a national government to try to stop the trade in illegal drugs
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a sudden very clear memory of something that you experienced while under the influence of a drug
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a pipe for smoking tobacco or drugs that has a long tube and pulls the smoke through a small container of water
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someone who is paid to bring illegal drugs into a country by hiding them on or in their body
verb
to help someone to give up drugs or alcohol, so that they can return to a healthy, independent, and useful life
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the dangerous habit of breathing in the gas from substances like glue in order to feel good
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a period during which someone feels ill because they have stopped taking a drug or other substance that they are addicted to
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the unpleasant physical and mental effects suffered by someone who stops taking a substance that they are addicted to, especially a drug
used for saying that someone is saying something only because they have had too much alcohol to drink, have taken drugs etc
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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