Polysubstance Use
Polysubstance use, a common but often unrecognized type of substance abuse, contributes to numerous deaths annually. It involves using multiple substances at the same time, and it’s so common that most people don’t realize they’re engaging in it. For instance, combining alcohol with prescription painkillers or using cocaine to enhance MDMA’s effects constitutes polysubstance use. […]
What Is Polysubstance Abuse?
In the United States, most people will experiment with drugs and alcohol and incorporate them into their social routines. A few bumps of cocaine after drinking or mixing prescription drugs with alcohol and a joint to relax, even taking drugs at a rave one night and using Xanax to calm down the next day. None […]