polyabuse

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noun

drug abuse of more than one kind of drug

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Meanings

nounpolyabuse (uncountable)
  1. uncountabledrug abuse of more than one kind of drug

    The lowest rate of polyabuse is among cannabis clients (43%), while crack-cocaine abusers report the highest (69%).

    2011, Pedro Ruiz, M.D.; Eric C. Strain, Lowinson and Ruiz's Substance Abuse, page 28

Origin

From poly- + abuse.

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APA

polyabuse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyabuse

MLA

“polyabuse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyabuse. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polyabuse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyabuse.

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