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prescription
Noun
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A written order, as by a physician, to tell which medicine to take and how many doses of it is needed.
I got a prescription from my ear doctor for my medicine.
drug
Noun
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Drugs are substances such as alcohol, cocaine, or aspirin, that people take to make changes in their body.
He's in jail for 3 to 15 years for drug trafficking.
You no longer require a doctor's prescription for some drugs.
The Canadian Government launched an investigation into the use of performance-enhancing drugs by athletes.
When children have a fever, avoid giving them any over-the-counter drugs that contain aspirin.
The government is trying to stop traffic in illegal guns and drugs.
Can you pick up some toilet paper at the drug store?
drug
Verb
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If you drug somebody, you give them a drug, usually to put them to sleep.
They put me in hospital, drugged me up and left me in there for two years.
abuse
Noun
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Abuse is touching or acting towards someone in a way that will likely hurt them.
The girls suffered terrible physical and sexual abuse from their father.
abuse
Verb
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If you abuse something, you misuse it; you use something improperly.
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If you abuse something, you injure it; you hurt it; you treat it with cruelty or damage it.
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If you abuse somebody, you rape them; you assault them.
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If you abuse somebody, you berate them; you insult or revile them.
Child abuse is prohibited in America.