drug use
Consuming controlled substances
Drug use is the consumption of substances that alter bodily or mental function—whether legal medications, recreational drugs, or illicit substances.
The term often carries negative connotations, implying problematic consumption: The clinic screens for drug use.
In public health contexts, it's increasingly preferred over "drug abuse" as a more neutral descriptor: harm reduction programs for people who engage in drug use.
- substance abuseHarmful habitual intoxicant use
- intoxicationSubstance-induced mental impairment
- narcoticsDrugs inducing sleep, numbness
- heroinIllegal addictive opiate
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
controlled substance · detox · overdose · self-medication · recreational · harm reduction · opioids · hallucinogens · smoking · fentanyl · shooting up · track marks · ayahuasca · prescription · decriminalization · methamphetamine · pills · experimentation
- Stigmasmental illness, HIV, AIDS, homelessness, addiction
- substance usesubstance abuse, drinking, smoking, vaping, alcohol abuse
- vice lawssodomy laws, obscenity laws, blue laws, adultery laws, indecency laws
- Youth Riskspeer pressure, bullying, underage drinking, teen pregnancy, substance abuse
- forbidden actsblasphemy, idolatry, sacrilege, adultery, incest
- Northern Addictionalcohol abuse, substance abuse, substance misuse, opioid crisis, opioids
drug usesobriety
Unimpaired mental state
abstinence · clean living · drug-free · teetotalism · temperance
drug usehealthy living
Habits promoting physical wellbeing
clean living · wellness · self-care · healthy lifestyle · clean eating