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MAUVAIS USAGE [3 records]

Record 1 2023-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
CONT

... it's more likely that someone will use substances that are legally and/or readily available (like alcohol and tobacco). This increases the risk of progression to problematic use.

OBS

use; harmful use; hazardous use; problematic use; risky use: These designations have been suggested to replace the term "abuse." However, they are not always interchangeable. Some people prefer the term "use" alone, as they see qualifying it as stigmatizing. In some contexts, however, it might be necessary to distinguish between different types of use. In this case and depending on the context, the reason for the chosen designations should be explained, and the designations clearly defined.

PHR

cannabis use, drug use, opioid use, substance use

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
OBS

utilisation; usage; consommation; utilisation nocive; usage à risque; utilisation problématique : Ces désignations sont proposées pour remplacer le mot «abus». Par contre, elles ne sont pas toujours interchangeables. Certaines personnes préfèrent utiliser les mots «utilisation», «usage» ou «consommation» seuls, car elles considèrent stigmatisant de les qualifier. Toutefois, dans certains contextes, il peut être nécessaire de distinguer différents types d'utilisation. Dans ce cas, selon le contexte, le choix des désignations doit être expliqué et les désignations choisies, clairement définies.

PHR

utilisation de cannabis, utilisation de drogues, utilisation d'opioïdes, utilisation d'une substance psychoactive

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
DEF

Consumo inadecuado de sustancias adictivas que conlleva un deterioro o daño para la salud.

OBS

Se debe distinguir entre el consumo y el abuso. A partir del momento en que el uso se haga excesivo o indebido, estaremos hablando de abuso. Sin embargo, la distinción se pierde cuando nos referimos a sustancias cuyo consumo ya representa un uso indebido y es por eso común ver consumo, uso y abuso utilizados como sinónimos.

PHR

Prevención del uso indebido de drogas.

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Record 2 2008-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

Erroneous or improper use.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Vocabulaire général
OBS

mésuser : faire mauvais usage, abuser.

CONT

mésusage des antibiotiques et d'hormones de synthèse en alimentation animale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de ilícitos civiles (common law)
  • Vocabulario general
CONT

Una empresa estadounidense presenta una demanda por uso indebido de las claves de identificación de sitios web.

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Record 3 1991-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Problems
DEF

The exposure of a child to sexual stimulation inappropriate for the child's age, level of psychosexual development, and role in the family.

OBS

This term was coined by mental health specialists Bravt and Tisza, to avoid the limitations inherent in the use of the term "sexual abuse", and there by create a more appropriate term from a mental health perspective. The legal term, "sexual abuse", tends to imply adult "abusers" and child victims. However, sexual abuse is usually a manifestation of family pathology, and several family members as well as the child are usually active in perpetrating the "abuse". The less pejorative term, "sexual misuse", dissuades one from thinking only in terms of victims and abusers, but rather in terms of a family dysfunction in which all to some extent suffer.

OBS

The specialists who developed this notion used the appearance of physical or behavioural symptoms in the child and evidence of family dysfunction as criteria for determining the inappropriateness of the stimulation, and they recognized that that which is "inappropriate" may vary according to the family and ethnic or sociocultural context.

OBS

The acceptability rating for the English term on this file is UNCONFIRMED as it is a term unique to one American study and does not appear to be used by all specialists in the field.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Problèmes sociaux
CONT

Il y a abus sexuel quand [...] il y a un «mauvais usage» [...], soit l'exposition d'un enfant à une stimulation inappropriée à son âge, à son niveau de développement psychosexuel et à son rôle dans la famille.

OBS

Le terme «mauvais usage», quoiqu'il soit celui utilisé par les spécialistes, n'exprime pas tout à fait la notion. «Mauvais usage sexuel» serait plus exact.

Spanish

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