The phrase "substance abuse" is often used instead of "drug abuse" to make clear that substances such as alcohol and tobacco can be just as harmfully misused as heroin and cocaine.

“物质滥用”一词经常被用来代替“药物滥用”，以表明滥用酒精和烟草等物质与滥用海洛因和可卡因一样有害。

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Certain personality disorders also raise the odds of drug abuse and alcohol abuse.

某些人格障碍疾病也会增加滥用药物和酒精的机率。

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A stay at the Betty Ford Center - he had struggled with drug and alcohol abuse - followed his 1982 divorce from Ms. Allen, but Mr. Curtis never lost his work ethic.

1982年他与艾伦离婚之后，因为滥用药物和酗酒，在贝蒂·福特医疗中心呆过一短时间，但是柯蒂斯从未丧失他的职业道德。

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And it strengthens tribal courts and police departments and enhances programs to combat drug and alcohol abuse and help at-risk youth.

WHITEHOUSE: Signing the Tribal Law and Order Act

It says that around a quarter of the female population faces domestic violence and that long-held prejudices, combined with new forms of anti-social behaviour such as drug and alcohol abuse, have put young women and girls at particular risk.

BBC: UN urges end to abuses of women

In most states, a person with a long history of arrests and convictions for misdemeanors (often pleaded down from felony charges), prior restraining orders for domestic violence and history of drug and alcohol abuse can own as many military-style weapons as he can afford to purchase, and can legally carry concealed guns almost anywhere.

CNN: Mass murder and powerful firearms