Mixing drugs, or poly drug abuse, is often used by people who are addicted to substances but have already developed a tolerance for their initial drug of choice. And so, they would experiment mixing drugs together to get the high that they want or even get higher still.
In that insatiable thirst for the high, the addicted person would often stop caring what kind of drugs or substances they use as long as they get off on them. Often, these mixes of substances can cut it, but there are also times that these mixes of drugs can be prove to be a fatal recipe.
If a person uses multiple drugs, also known as poly drug abuse, it’s a cause for concern. Combinations such as alcohol and cocaine, pills and cocaine, alcohol and opiates, or even a random mixture of prescription pills, can be dangerous. Even if they survive doing so a few times, who knows if the next time could be their last time.
Learn how various methods of mixing drugs, or poly drug abuse, can be fatal.
What is poly drug abuse?
Poly drug abuse refers to the use of more than one drug at a time. Doing so intensifies the negative and unpredictable effects of the drugs, therefore making them much more dangerous. For example, alcohol can intensify the effects of pain killers. However, using both at a time can cause you to suddenly stop breathing.
Even unintentional mixing of over-the-counter and prescription drugs can be dangerous–what more when it comes to illegal narcotics?
Dangers of poly drug abuse
The most common risk of mixing drugs is “combined drug intoxication,” which has caused many emergency room visits and even death.
Other effects of poly drug abuse are:
- brain damage
- coma
- seizures
- heart problems or heart failure
- liver and/or kidney damage and failure
- stomach bleeding
- respiratory failure
- suppressed breathing
- stroke
- heatstroke
If you know someone who combines drugs and alcohol in order to get high, seek help for them. Call or text us at Bridges of Hope to know your options: 09175098826.
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