cross-addicted

[kraws-uh-dik-tid, kros-]

adjective

1. addicted to two or more substances simultaneously.

Example Sentences

Unsympathetic does not begin to describe Emma, the relapsing, cross-addicted antiheroine of Duncan Macmillan’s “People, Places & Things.”

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There’s some very early, compelling research that shows that those people who are cross-addicted have a more intense issue when it comes to all addictions, especially food addiction.

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So for people who are cross-addicted, whatever your food false fix is, once you’re off it, you’re off it.

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