chemical abuse

noun

: substance abuse

The most valuable lesson that a college can teach students is to cherish their ability to think clearly and refrain from chemical abuse.

—Christian Science Monitor, 28 Feb. 2014

… the video uses actors and staged sequences to depict three different families suffering from chemical abuse.

—Janice Ellinghausen, Video Review, May 1990

chemical abuser noun

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

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