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Substance abuse is the practice of abusing legal and/or illegal narcotics and alcohol in order to get a high rather than for its intended purpose. It can also be abused while one is using it to treat or sterilize injuries if they self-prescribe.

Occurrences:Edit

The ComicEdit

• Andrew was incarcerated for dealing and abusing drugs. _{(Comic Series)}
• Bob's alcoholism was enabled by The Governor out of pity. _{(Comic Series)}
• A Savior takes half of Denise Cloyd's medical supplies, consisting mostly of abusable drugs. _{(Issue 103)}

The TV-SeriesEdit

• Merle Dixon was abusing a wide array of narcotics, including crystal meth. He kept it in a bag full of other drugs he used to treat his occasional sexually transmitted disease. _{(TV Series)}
• Some of the survivors who made it to the CDC, including Edwin Jenner, were seen abusing alcohol (most notably Rick Grimes, Shane Walsh, Daryl Dixon and Glenn). _(TS-19)
• Hershel Greene is a recovering alcoholic in the TV series who relapses and later turns it away once again. _{(Season 2)}
• Axel claims that he likes pharmaceuticals. _(Sick)

WebisodesEdit

To Be Added

The Video GameEdit

• Jenny Pitcher overdoses on pills, which causes her to reanimate and kill many of the Stone Hill Mountain students, causing most to flee, and confirms that you don't need to be bitten to reanimate. (Video Game)
• Charles is an alcoholic. _{(Video Game)}
• Kenny begins drinking after the loss of his family. _{(Long Road Ahead)}
• It is heavily hinted that the Bandits abused themselves with supplies of drugs. (Video Game)

Dead ReckoningEdit

• It is revealed that Paul used to abuse alcohol. _{(Dead Reckoning)}
• Gary Taylor is rumored to be an alcoholic. _{(Dead Reckoning)}
• Robb Spanner was arrested for being 'drunk and disorderly'. _{(Dead Reckoning)}

Social GameEdit

Coming

AssaultEdit

Coming

The Novel SeriesEdit

• Ed Blake was an alcoholic. _{(Rise of the Governor)}
• Philip Blake, Nick Parsons and Bobby Marsh abused alcohol throughout their journey to Woodbury. _{(Rise of the Governor)}
• Tara Chalmers used to smoke marijuana. _{(Rise of the Governor)}
• Tommy, Sonny and particularly Cher were addicted to a wide array of narcotics, most likely heroin or PCP above the rest. _{(Rise of the Governor)}
• Megan Lafferty and Lilly Caul were known for being drug addicts. _{(The Road To Woodbury)}
• Scott Moon and his friends are implied to be using drugs. _{(The Road To Woodbury)}