Inappropriate antibacterial treatment and overuse of antibiotics have contributed to the emergence of antibacterial-resistant bacteria.

The overuse of antibacterials, like penicillin and erythromycin, have been associated with emerging antibacterial resistance since the 1950s.

Cotton farmers and their families are at particular risk from the overuse of agricultural chemicals, both from direct physical contact in the field and from the use of the branches of cotton plants at home for fuel.

Ironically, while pollution and other forms of overuse by humans have driven it from its native home, it is bred for the aquarium fish trade by the thousands.

Damage to the ulnar nerve in the palm, carpal tunnel in the wrist, the genitourinary tract or bicycle seat neuropathy may result from overuse.

Precisely because such a comparison or reference may sometimes be appropriate, Godwin has argued that overuse of Nazi and Hitler comparisons should be avoided, because it robs the valid comparisons of their impact.

Repetitive strain injuries ( RSIs ) are " injuries of the musculoskeletal and nervous systems that may be caused by repetitive tasks, forceful exertions, vibrations, mechanical compression ( pressing against hard surfaces ), or sustained or awkward positions ".. RSI is also known as cumulative trauma disorders, repetitive stress injuries, repetitive motion injuries or disorders, musculoskeletal disorders, and overuse syndromes.

Excessive alcohol use may cause alcohol dementia, Wernicke's encephalopathy and / or Korsakoff's psychosis, and certain other recreational drugs may cause substance-induced persisting dementia ; once overuse ceases, the cognitive impairment is persistent but not progressive.

As is the case with other caffeinated beverages, Red Bull drinkers may experience adverse effects as a result of overuse.

This type of headache may result from the overuse of some medications or by exposure to some substances.

Through overuse, an adage may become a cliché or truism, or be described as an " old saw.

Ethanol production may overuse available farmland in Brazil but have propelled the country to energy independence.

An allusion may become trite and stale through unthinking overuse, devolving into a mere cliché, as in some of the following examples:

People who have difficulty dealing with stress, anxiety or sleeplessness may overuse or become dependent on sedatives.

Water quality depends on the local geology and ecosystem, as well as human uses such as sewage dispersion, industrial pollution, use of water bodies as a heat sink, and overuse ( which may lower the level of the water ).

Sports involving overuse of the shoulder and occupations requiring frequent overhead reaching are other potential causes of irritation to the rotator cuff or bursa and may lead to inflammation and impingement.

Erick Janssen, a researcher at the Kinsey Institute, criticized the application of the term addiction to pornography overuse, arguing that while it describes addiction-like behaviour, treating the users as addicts may not help.

Frequent use of analgesics may, however, lead to medication overuse headache.

Frequent use of pain medications in patients with tension-type headache may lead to the development of medication overuse headache or rebound headache.

This result suggests patients who experience anxiety or who overuse their rescue inhalers in particular may benefit from any breathing techniques as an adjunct to conventional treatments, though cost of using these techniques may be prohibitive.

The overuse and underuse of muscles also may contribute to muscle weakness.

Thickening of mucus as a " rebound " effect following overuse of decongestants may produce nasal or sinus drainage problems and circumstances that promote infection.

In cases caused by overuse of the voice, symptoms other than vocal impairment may be absent.

The decline of the Garamantian culture may have been connected to worsening climatic conditions, or overuse of water resources.

The syndrome may be due to anatomical variations in the muscle-nerve relationship, or from overuse or strain.

Shin Splints-The tissue that attaches the muscles of your lower leg to the shin bone may be pulling away from the bone, or it may be inflamed from overuse.

No official lists of ANAC numbers are published as telephone companies believe overuse of these numbers could make them more likely to be busy when needed by installers.

Vocal fold injuries can be caused by a variety of factors: chronic overuse of vocal, chemical, thermal and mechanical trauma such as over-smoking, laryngeal cancer and surgical operation.

Sports injuries can be broadly classified as either traumatic or overuse injuries.

Some claim that this diagnosis should be included among overuse injuries and that repetitive movements of the thumb are a contributing factor, but there are no scientific data that support a link between hand use and de Quervain's.

The phrase was awarded the top prize by Lake Superior State University in their 2007 list of words that deserve to be banned for overuse.

According to David Leighton of the United States Geological Survey ( USGS ), " A deliberate management effort will be required to meet future water demand in the Antelope Valley without incurring significant economic and environmental costs associated with overuse of the ground-water resource ".

Climbers generally pick up this technique rather easily as it feels natural and secure but have a tendency to overuse it on moderately angled slopes where an alternate technique called flat-footing ( French technique ) would be less tiring and just as secure.

Unusually the combustion chambers in the SABRE engine are to be cooled by the oxidant ( air / liquid oxygen ) rather than by liquid hydrogen to further reduce the systems overuse of liquid hydrogen compared to stoichiometric.

It can also be caused by overuse.

K-rations were originally intended to be used as short duration rations for only 2 – 3 days, but cost concerns and later standardization led to its overuse, contributing in some cases to vitamin deficiencies and malnourishment.

Thus, they write that willpower can be exhausted from overuse but generally speaking is strengthened through exercise ( exercise that modern people tend to disregard ).

In order to most effectively control infection by M. grisea, an integrated management program should be implemented to avoid overuse of a single control method and fight against genetic resistance.

The problem, of a community's abuse and overuse of a natural resource, as created through desperation, poverty and a lack of oversight, cannot be handled by a foreign, external organization or a well-intended NGO.

On the other hand, it may be possible to overuse highly composed forms.

Pain at the front of the knee due to overuse can be managed with a basic program consisting of RICE ( rest, ice, compression, elevation ), anti-inflammatory medications, and physiotherapy, however ; if there is cartilage damage this is not easily repairable.