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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSubstance Misuse
/ˈsʌb.stəns ˈmɪs.juːs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The harmful or hazardous use of psychoactive substances, including alcohol and illicit drugs.
"The community launched a campaign to raise awareness about substance misuse among teenagers." - 2
The inappropriate use of prescribed medications or legal substances.
"Substance misuse can lead to serious health complications and addiction."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'substance misuse' combines 'substance', derived from Latin 'substantia' meaning 'that which stands under', and 'misuse', from Old French 'mesus', meaning 'to use wrongly'. The phrase evolved in the late 20th century to describe the harmful use of psychoactive substances.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Substance Misuse" is said worldwide
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Mésusage de substances
Transliteration: Mez-yu-sahj de sub-stahnss
"La sensibilisation au mésusage de substances est essentielle."
Substanzmissbrauch
Transliteration: Zoob-stants-miss-braukh
"Substanzmissbrauch kann schwerwiegende Folgen haben."
Uso improprio di sostanze
Transliteration: Oo-so im-pro-prio dee sos-tan-ze
"L'uso improprio di sostanze è un problema crescente."
Uso indebido de sustancias
Transliteration: Oo-so in-de-bi-do de sus-tan-sias
"El uso indebido de sustancias afecta a muchas personas."
Uso indevido de substâncias
Transliteration: Oo-so in-de-vee-doo de soob-stan-sias
"O uso indevido de substâncias é um problema sério."
पदार्थ दुरुपयोग
Transliteration: Padarth durupyog
"पदार्थ दुरुपयोग से स्वास्थ्य पर गंभीर प्रभाव पड़ सकता है।"
物质滥用
Transliteration: Wùzhì lànyòng
"物质滥用对社会造成了严重影响。"
물질 남용
Transliteration: Muljil namyong
"물질 남용은 심각한 문제입니다."
物質乱用
Transliteration: Busshitsu ranyou
"物質乱用は社会問題となっています。"
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