What Is Drug Abuse Not Misuse?

Published February 1, 2014

Question by Heidi S: What is drug abuse not misuse?
I need to write a story or poem on this. What is it. Drug abuse not drug misuse! Or any ideas that would be great!!

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Answer by Sportsgamer123
Drug abuse is the intentional use of a drug.
Drug misuse is the unintentional incorrect use of a drug.
People who have drug misuse or drug abuse sometimes use a high dosage of the drug. Regardless, when people are drug abusers or drug misusers, that means that they weren’t following the directions of a drug label.

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