Difference between drug abuse and drug misuse?

Answer 1

Drug abuse is when person uses a drug on purpose with negative side effects whereas drug misuse is when a person improperly uses a drug that cause negative side effects.

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Drug abuse, like alcohol abuse, is when you use a drug excessively, to the detriment of your physical or mental health.

Misuse is when a drug is not used properly, such as taking the wrong dose, or using the wrong drug for the wrong purpose. For instance, taking antibiotics for a cold. Since colds are caused by viruses, and antibiotics only work for bacterial infections, that would be a misuse of antibiotics.

Answer 2

Drug misuse is when you take a drug to treat a symptom that it is either not prescribed for or not effective against. Like taking someone else's blood pressure medication to relieve certain headaches. Or taking antibiotics for the flu or another virus.

Drug abuse is when you take any drug because the side effects get you high.

Answer 3

Drug abuse deals with overuse, where misuse means to use for a reason other than what it is for. For example, the analgesic (narcotic) morphine. A person who abuses morphine may become an addict and abuse the drug (overuse). But if that person uses the morphine to calm a cough, they would be misusing the medication by using it in a way it was not intended to be used.

Answer 4

Drug use: Casual smoking/Drinking. One - Three times a week. (Including Marijuana)

Drug Misuse: Pills, Marijuana, Injections, Powders - all misuse. The argument about marijuana can be disputed. Bottom line, any Illegal substance is abuse and misuse of ;

1. Money
2. Time
3. Family
4. Your Life

Answer 5

drug abuse is like being a meth head u gotta have it you;ll still for it and go to jail for it you hurt your family ,you and friends for it .. drug miss use is when you take to many pills the doc gives u by mistake or u mix over the counter ones u dont know you should not be mixing with other ones and maybe useing wroung ones for wroung reson why u should always contact doctor

Answer 6

Drug use is when you use a drug to treat certain symptoms, like Back pain, or anxiety. Drug abuse is when you use a drug for the purpose of becoming intoxicated, or high.

Answer 7

Misuse, possibly meaning only used the wrong way a few times... Abuse meaning used the wrong way excessively.

Answer 8

Drug use is when you use the drug to treat a symptom, for example, back pain or anxiety. Drug abuse is when you use a drug for the purpose of becoming intoxicated, or high.