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   What is polydrug use?

   • Polydrug use refers to when a person uses multiple drugs for recreational purposes. An individual who engages in polydrug use may use illegal drugs, legal drugs, or a mix of the two. For example, someone might have a cocaine misuse disorder while also drinking alcohol and misusing sleeping pills or antianxiety medication.

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   Is polydrug addiction life threatening?

   • Addiction is a serious and life threatening medical condition. Polydrug addiction intensifies the traditional side effects of addiction and drug use. People who die of overdoses often do so while misusing multiple drugs. Individuals can avoid polydrug misuse by speaking with a doctor about all drugs they use before getting any new prescriptions.

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   Can a drug be considered a polydrug?

   • The same work addressed some conceptual issues surrounding this concept, with the proposals that drugs considered legal (alcohol, tobacco and caffeine) be included within the term polydrug, and anyone using two or more drugs of the same type, different types of amphetamines, for example, not be considered polyusers.

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   What are the risk factors for polydrug misuse?

   • Anyone can develop an addiction to drugs. Drug addiction is a major risk factor for polydrug misuse since people who have one addiction may develop another. They may even try to manage the symptoms of their addiction with another drug. Therefore, misusing potentially addictive drugs is a key risk factor. Some drug misuse risk factors include:

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2. www.medicalnewstoday.com › articles › polydrug-useWhat to know about polydrug use - Medical News Today

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   Feb 11, 2022 · Summary. Polydrug use refers to when a person uses multiple drugs for recreational purposes. An individual who engages in polydrug use may use illegal drugs, legal drugs, or a mix...

3. www.addictioncenter.com › addiction › polydrug-usePolydrug Abuse - Dangerous Drug Combinations - Addiction Center

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   Apr 18, 2024 · Addiction. Polydrug Use. What Is Polydrug Use? Polydrug use is a term referring to the dangerous practice of using more than one substance at a time. The CDC estimates at least 250 Americans die every day from drug use.

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   Feb 22, 2024 · Polysubstance Abuse: Causes, Signs and Treatments. How to Help People Who Combine Multiple Drugs. By Geralyn Dexter, PhD, LMHC. Updated on February 22, 2024. Medically reviewed by Stephanie Hartselle, MD. Print. Table of Contents. Causes and Risk Factors. Signs and Symptoms. Risks of Combining Drugs. Dangers. Treatment.

5. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesPolydrug Definition and Assessment: The State of the Art - PMC

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   Oct 19, 2022 · Definition: The term “polydrug” (or polysubstance use) has imposed itself over the term “multidrug”, which was situated mainly in the medical field of resistance in bacteria. Currently, polydrug use is defined as the use of more than one kind of substance (whether illicit or legal) by an individual, either at the same time or sequentially.

   • Author: Sílvia Font-Mayolas, Fran Calvo
   • Published: 2022/10

   • DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192013542

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   Jul 24, 2023 · What is Polysubstance Use? Polydrug use involves the consumption of more than one drug at once. Although polysubstance misuse often refers to Misuse of multiple illicit drugs, it’s also inclusive of prescription medications used in nonmedical circumstances.

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   ‘Polydrug use’ is a term for the use of more than one drug or type of drug at the same time or one after another. 1 Polydrug use can involve both illicit drugs and legal substances, such as alcohol and medications. Other names. Multiple drug use, multiple substance use. Reasons for mixing drugs.

8. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesOne Is Not Enough: Understanding and Modeling Polysubstance Use

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   Jun 16, 2020 · Substance use disorder (SUD) is a chronic, relapsing disease with a highly multifaceted pathology that includes (but is not limited to) sensitivity to drug-associated cues, negative affect, and motivation to maintain drug consumption. SUDs are highly prevalent, with 35 million people meeting criteria for SUD.