Definition: People who take drugs for a non-therapeutic or non-medical effect. The drugs may be legal or illegal, but their use often results in adverse medical, legal, or social consequences for the users.
for drug users as persons only; for the disorder, use SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS
Other names Users, Drug; User, Drug; Drug Abuser; Abusers, Drug; Abuser, Drug; Drug User; Drug Addicts; Drug Abusers