Poly drug use

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Overview

Poly drug use refers to the use two or more psychoactive drugs in combination to achieve a particular effect. In many cases, this makes the experience far more enjoyable than taking the substances alone.

There are many common drug combinations, including, but not limited to:

Poly drug use often carries with it more risk than use of a single drug, due to an increase in side effects, and drug synergy.

The phenomenon is the subject of established academic literature (e.g., Scholey AB, Parrott AC, Buchanan T, Heffernan TM, Ling J, Rodgers J (2004). "Increased intensity of Ecstasy and polydrug use in the more experienced Ecstasy/MDMA users: a WWW study." Addictive Behaviors, 29, 743-752).

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 UMD Center for Substance Abuse Research (01-07-08). "Ecstasy:CESAR". Check date values in: |date= (help)

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