The term "drug abuse" is not recommended by UNAIDS, UNODC, & WHO. It is not an accurate medical term and increases stigma and discrimination against people who use drugs.
What are the international civil servants Eamonn Murphy of UNAIDS and Jeremy Douglas of UNODC doing still using it? Editors write headlines but these UN employees wrote the text of this Myanmar Times article.
https://mmtimes.com/news/fight-drug-abuse-health-first-approach.html#.XfTRgQrR67E.twitter
Jamie
