Continuous and excessive use of alcohol or drugs resulting in addiction Alcoholics and rehabilitated drug abusers are considered people with disabilities and thus afforded employment protection under the ADA Alcoholics are protected provided their condition neither interferes with their ability to work nor poses a threat to the property or safety of others Only drug abusers who have successfully completed rehabilitation programs and people who are mistakenly identified as drug users are considered disabled under the ADA Current users of illegal drugs are not protected
Abusing alcohol or other drugs that place a persons social, economic, psychological welfare in potential danger and/or endangering the public, or a combination (also called chemical dependency )
The uncontrollable or excessive abuse of addictive substances, such as (but not limited to) alcohol, drugs or other chemicals and the resultant physiological and/or psychological dependency which develops with continued use
a pattern of drug abuse that diminishes the ability to fulfil responsibilities at home, work or school that results in repeated use of a drug in dangerous situations or that leads to legal difficulties related to drug use
Use of alcohol or drugs that impairs an individuals ability to function The impairment can be mental, physical or financial to the individual abusing the substance or others around him or her
The overindulgence in and dependence on an addictive substance, especially alcohol or a narcotic drug. Also called chemical abuse.substance abuser n. the habit of taking too many illegal drugs, in a way that harms your health = drug abuse
The taking of alcohol or other drugs at dosages that place a person's social, economic, psychological and physical welfare in potential hazard, or endanger public health, morals, safety or welfare, or a combination thereof Also called chemical dependency
Any use of a controlled substance or illegal drug that produces a pattern of pathological use causing impairment in social or occupational functioning or that produces physiological dependency evidenced by physical tolerance or withdrawal Nicotine addiction and caffeine addiction are not considered substance abuse under the Plan
The term "Substance Abuse" is the condition caused by regular excessive compulsive drinking of alcohol and/or physical habitual dependence on drugs that results in a chronic disorder affecting physical health and/or personal or social functioning This does not include dependence on tobacco and ordinary caffeine-containing drinks
Operationally defined by the National Research Council to encompass four behavioral patterns: overeating, cigarette smoking, alcohol abuse, and drug abuse