When is Substance Use Not Substance Abuse?
People who hold a prescription for their medication may be abusing the substance, and others who do not hold a valid prescription may not be abusing the substance, so when is it substance abuse, and when is it legal substance use? Often, the line is crossed when a person is using a drug, either over-the-counter or prescription, and finds that he or she must take the drug in order to function normally. If the drug is necessary to function on a normal performance level, then it is most likely a product that is being abused. For example, if you must take excessive amounts of Viagra to feel any arousal at all, and constantly take the pill, and also if you are using it for recreation without a prescription, then it is probably substance abuse.
Substance abuse is commonly defined as the excessive intake of a substance, usually drugs or alcohol. It is also commonly accepted that the necessary use of a substance to feel normal, or the use of a substance that leads to failures in work life, home, or school roles, are often defining characteristics of abuse. If you feel that you must drink alcohol in order to be social, or if you feel it's acceptable to drink alcohol even in cases where it may present a physical hazard to yourself or others, then that drink is being abused.
Use of a substance is often misconstrued to be more serious than it is, for example, when people order drugs from online sources for actual problems that may just have a lapsed prescription. Though it is advisable to renew your prescription and purchase your product from local retailers, for your safety and for legal reasons, it could not be classified as 'substance abuse' if you obtained your necessary prescription this way. However, any substance use should be monitored by yourself and a physician.
Substance abuse is commonly defined as the excessive intake of a substance, usually drugs or alcohol. It is also commonly accepted that the necessary use of a substance to feel normal, or the use of a substance that leads to failures in work life, home, or school roles, are often defining characteristics of abuse. If you feel that you must drink alcohol in order to be social, or if you feel it's acceptable to drink alcohol even in cases where it may present a physical hazard to yourself or others, then that drink is being abused.
Use of a substance is often misconstrued to be more serious than it is, for example, when people order drugs from online sources for actual problems that may just have a lapsed prescription. Though it is advisable to renew your prescription and purchase your product from local retailers, for your safety and for legal reasons, it could not be classified as 'substance abuse' if you obtained your necessary prescription this way. However, any substance use should be monitored by yourself and a physician.
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