After his mother's death from brain cancer in 1973, Skakel began abusing alcohol and had difficulties at school.

When she was 14, he began sexually abusing her.

During her relationship with Foz, the character begins abusing drugs.

Both samples likely excluded those who began abusing alcohol in early adolescence.

After his retirement, he began abusing drugs on a regular basis.

During his high school years, he began abusing alcohol and marijuana heavily.

Soon one brother began verbally abusing his longtime girlfriend, and eventually left her.

People with a prescription drug addiction often say stress was a reason they began abusing pain pills.

Hargrove has said that he began abusing drugs during his time with the Rams.

He reportedly began abusing Elisabeth in 1977 when she was 11 years old.