“Drug Abuse” or “Substance Abuse” is in the DSM-IV and does include Marijuana as well as Alcohol. And it is not characterized by harshness of the drug. Rather, it is characterized by things such as “Recurrent substance use resulting in a failure to fulfill major role obligations at work, school, or home (e.g., repeated absences or poor work performance related to substance use; substance-related absences, suspensions or expulsions from school; neglect of children or household)”

Regardless of the harm it does, since he knowingly violated his job in order to do Marijuana, he qualifies for “Substance Abuse” and thus Marc’s statement is accurate. Drug dependence is more of the addiction, drug abuse refers to people that use the drug more than once when they shouldn’t.

Allison doesn’t merely have “a more dangerous addiction”, but more accurately “an addiction”. Period. Jeffress may be stupidly threatening his career by breaking the law and rules of the game, but what he’s doing is not addictive. This has been proven numerous times.