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Substance Abuse, Intravenous
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Definition
: Abuse, overuse, or misuse of a substance by its injection into a vein.
IM + specific drug or substance IM (without qualif); for "abuse, overuse or misuse"; DF: IVDA
See Also
Needle Sharing
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Needle-Exchange Programs
Other names
Intravenous Drug Abuse; Drug Abuse, Parenteral; Drug Abuse, Intravenous; Parenteral Drug Abuse; Intravenous Substance Abuse