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drug abuse prevention

Used for:

drug addiction prevention

Broader Terms:

disease /disorder prevention /control

Broader Terms:

mental disorder prevention

Narrower Terms:

alcoholism /alcohol abuse prevention

Narrower Terms:

drug abuse education

Related Terms:

drug /alcohol abstinence

Related Terms:

early /brief intervention /therapy

Scope Note:

increasing the awareness of drug abuse, prevention of drug abuse in susceptible individuals or populations through promotion of health, including mental health, or with chemopreventive methods, and prevention of complications or after-effects of existing disease; this concept may overlap with DRUG ABUSE EDUCATION.

Term Number:

0962-7764


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