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USAGE NON MEDICAL OPIACES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-03-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
- Medication
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- nonmedical use of opioids
1, record 1, English, nonmedical%20use%20of%20opioids
correct, see observation, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- non-medical use of opioids 2, record 1, English, non%2Dmedical%20use%20of%20opioids
correct, see observation, noun
- opioid misuse 3, record 1, English, opioid%20misuse
see observation, noun
- opioid abuse 4, record 1, English, opioid%20abuse
avoid, see observation, noun, pejorative
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The nonmedical use of opioids refers to the taking of the drug without following the medical prescription, the taking of someone else's prescription drug, or the taking of the drug for a reason other than its indications for use. 5, record 1, English, - nonmedical%20use%20of%20opioids
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
nonmedical use of opioids; non-medical use of opioids; opioid misuse; opioid abuse: In these designations, the word "opioid" is used to refer to natural, semisynthetic and synthetic substances; it should not be confused with the word "opioid" used to refer only to synthetic opiate-like substances. 5, record 1, English, - nonmedical%20use%20of%20opioids
Record 1, Key term(s)
- opioid nonmedical use
- opioid non-medical use
- misuse of opioids
- abuse of opioids
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Drogues et toxicomanie
- Médicaments
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- usage non médical d'opioïdes
1, record 1, French, usage%20non%20m%C3%A9dical%20d%27opio%C3%AFdes
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- usage non médical d'opiacés 2, record 1, French, usage%20non%20m%C3%A9dical%20d%27opiac%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun
- utilisation non médicale d'opioïdes 3, record 1, French, utilisation%20non%20m%C3%A9dicale%20d%27opio%C3%AFdes
correct, feminine noun
- utilisation non médicale d'opiacés 4, record 1, French, utilisation%20non%20m%C3%A9dicale%20d%27opiac%C3%A9s
correct, feminine noun
- usage d'opioïdes à des fins non médicales 5, record 1, French, usage%20d%27opio%C3%AFdes%20%C3%A0%20des%20fins%20non%20m%C3%A9dicales
correct, masculine noun
- utilisation d'opioïdes à des fins non médicales 6, record 1, French, utilisation%20d%27opio%C3%AFdes%20%C3%A0%20des%20fins%20non%20m%C3%A9dicales
correct, feminine noun
- mésusage d'opioïdes 7, record 1, French, m%C3%A9susage%20d%27opio%C3%AFdes
masculine noun
- abus d'opioïdes 8, record 1, French, abus%20d%27opio%C3%AFdes
avoid, masculine noun, pejorative
- abus d'opiacés 4, record 1, French, abus%20d%27opiac%C3%A9s
avoid, masculine noun, pejorative
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'usage non médical d'opioïdes fait référence au fait de les prendre d'une manière qui ne respecte pas l'ordonnance du médecin, de prendre le médicament d'une autre personne ou de consommer le médicament pour une raison qui ne fait pas partie de ses indications thérapeutiques. 9, record 1, French, - usage%20non%20m%C3%A9dical%20d%27opio%C3%AFdes
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
usage non médical d'opioïdes; utilisation non médicale d'opioïdes; usage d'opioïdes à des fins non médicales; utilisation d'opioïdes à des fins non médicales; mésusage d'opioïdes; abus d'opioïdes : Dans ces désignations, le mot «opioïde» fait référence à des substances naturelles, semi-synthétiques ou synthétiques; il ne doit pas être confondu avec le mot «opioïde» utilisé pour désigner uniquement des substances synthétiques. 9, record 1, French, - usage%20non%20m%C3%A9dical%20d%27opio%C3%AFdes
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
usage non médical d'opiacés; utilisation non médicale d'opiacés; abus d'opiacés : Dans ces désignations, le mot «opiacé» fait référence à des substances naturelles, semi-synthétiques ou synthétiques; il ne doit pas être confondu avec le mot «opiacé» utilisé pour désigner uniquement des substances naturelles. 9, record 1, French, - usage%20non%20m%C3%A9dical%20d%27opio%C3%AFdes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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