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PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE

Specialty Definition: PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE

DomainDefinition

Health

Using two or more drugs interchangeably in an attempt to counteract the adverse effects of one with the other or to potentiate the effects of one with the other, so that an interdependent habit requiring both is formed. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonym: PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE

Synonym: Medication abuse. (additional references)

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Commercial Usage: PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE

DomainTitle

Books

  • Prescription Drug Abuse (Drug Abuse Prevention Library) (reference)

    (more book examples)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Isaacson, J.H. Preventing Prescription Drug Abuse. (references)

There are several ways that patients can prevent prescription drug abuse. (references)

Several indicators suggest that prescription drug abuse is on the rise in the United States. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

prescription drug abuse

77

managing prescription drug abuse

4
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

50 52 45 53 43 52 49 50 54 49 4F 4E      44 52 55 47      41 42 55 53 45

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

        

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010000 01010010 01000101 01010011 01000011 01010010 01001001 01010000 01010100 01001001 01001111 01001110 00100000 01000100 01010010 01010101 01000111 00100000 01000001 01000010 01010101 01010011 01000101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#80 &#82 &#69 &#83 &#67 &#82 &#73 &#80 &#84 &#73 &#79 &#78 &#32 &#68 &#82 &#85 &#71 &#32 &#65 &#66 &#85 &#83 &#69

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0050 0052 0045 0053 0043 0052 0049 0050 0054 0049 004F 004E      0044 0052 0055 0047      0041 0042 0055 0053 0045

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

50523953375243505443494823852554123536555339

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INDEX

1. Synonyms
2. Usage: Commercial
3. Quotations: Non-fiction
4. Expressions: Internet
5. Orthography
6. Bibliography


  

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