polydrug
- noun
- /ˈpɒliˌdrʌg/
- NSFW
- Health officials warn that polydrug use can significantly increase the risk of overdose.
- polydrug use
- polydrug exposure
- polydrug users
Examples
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Together, these studies indicate that problems such as sexual abuse, depression, polydrug use, and partner violence have an additive effect on sexual risk practices and the HIV epidemic.
Academic text (2012) -
Given that prescription drugs are used nonmedically by more college students than any other illicit drug besides marijuana, and that they are associated with polydrug use, campus health professionals and administrators should address the widespread availability and perceived safety that make them particularly enticing to college students.
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Many of these polydrug users began to use heroin more frequently and became addicted.
Academic text (2005) -
The most common residential pattern was among young adults who "partied" at home with polydrug use.
Academic text (2004) -
The stepped approach uses drug-specific interventions to address polydrug use.
Academic text (2003) -
The initial problem of prenatal cocaine exposure has been redefined as a problem of polydrug exposure.
Academic text (1997) -
We found strong positive interrelationships among syndemic factors, including sexual compulsivity, depression, childhood sexual abuse, intimate partner violence, and polydrug use.
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Many people who engage in polydrug use report experiencing serious health problems later on.
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The study highlighted the dangers associated with polydrug use among teenagers during parties.
Synonyms
Taking many different medicines at the same time
How Many
- Specialized
- NSFW
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Polydrug comes from poly- 'many' plus drug, and it means the use of 'many' drugs, often together, which increases health risks.