poly-drug

British

adjective

involving or taking more than one kind of illegal drug

a poly-drug user

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The vast majority of drug-related deaths in Scotland are of people who took more than one substance, so-called poly-drug use.

From BBC

Most drug-related deaths in Scotland are of people who took more than one substance, so-called poly-drug use.

From BBC

Most drug-related deaths are of people who took more than one substance, so-called poly-drug use.

From BBC

DEA Special Agent Melvin Patterson said that only one of those deaths was “solely attributed to kratom” and that “all the others were poly-drug overdoses.”

From Seattle Times

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