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– NUWAUPIAN RULES of the 24,000 Year Cycle for the Hereafter –

obligations at work, school, or home (e.g., repeated absences or poor work
performance related to substance use; substance-related absences,
suspensions or expulsions from school; neglect of children or household)

b) Recurrent substance use in situations in which it is physically hazardous
(e.g., driving an automobile or operating a machine when impaired by
substance use)

c) Recurrent substance-related legal problems (e.g., arrests for substance-
related disorderly conduct

d) Continued substance use despite having persistent or recurrent social or
interpersonal problems caused or exacerbated by the effects of the
substance (e.g., arguments with spouse about consequences of intoxication,
physical fights)
*(reference from – fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
of Mental Disorders (DSM))

67. Drug Abuse: the use of a drug for a non-therapeutic effect. Some of the most
commonly abused drugs are alcohol; nicotine; marijuana; amphetamines;
barbiturates; cocaine; methaqualone; opium alkaloids; synthetic opioids; benzo-
diazepines, including flu nitrazepam (Rohypnol); gamma-hydroxybutyrate; 3,4-
methylene-dioxy meth-amphetamine (MDMA, ecstasy); phencyclidine;
ketamine; and anabolic steroids. Drug abuse may lead to organ damage,
addiction, and disturbed patterns of behavior. Use of these drugs often incurs
criminal penalty in addition to the potential for physical, social, and psychologic
harm. (reference from – Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 8th edition )

68. Prescription Drug Abuse: taking prescription drugs not prescribed for you by a
doctor or in a way that hasn't been recommended by a doctor...;

Prescription drugs are the third most commonly abused category of drugs, behind
alcohol and marijuana and ahead of cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine. Some
prescription drugs can become addictive, especially when used in a manner
inconsistent with their labeling by someone other than the patient for whom they
were prescribed, or when taken in a manner or dosage other than prescribed.

The prescription drug medications that are most commonly abused
include:
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