Medicine:Poly drug use
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Specialty | Psychiatry[1] |
Complications | Combined drug intoxication, drug overdose[1] |
Poly drug use or polysubstance use refers to the use of combined psychoactive substances for recreational purposes.[1] In many cases one drug is used as a base or primary drug, with additional drugs to leaven or compensate for the side effects of the primary drug and make the experience more enjoyable with drug synergy effects, or to supplement for primary drug when supply is low.[2]
Combinations
Drug 1 | Drug 2 | Drug 3 | Poly drug name[3][4] | Intoxication name | Comment |
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Any drug | Black tar heroin | Whoonga | Widespread use in South Africa [citation needed] | ||
Any drug | Cannabis | Amp joint [citation needed] | |||
Any drug | Nicotine | Cooler[5] | |||
Any depressant | Any stimulant | Over and under | |||
Any pharmaceutical | Any pharmaceutical | Polypharmacy. Pharming [citation needed] | |||
2C-B | MDMA | Nexus Flip[6][7] | Nexus Flipping | ||
2C-T-7 | MDMA | Lucky Flip[5] | |||
Alcohol | Caffeine | Caffeinated alcoholic drink | |||
Alcohol | Benzodiazepine | Time flip | |||
Alcohol | Cannabis | Herb and Al. Judgement Day | Cross fading | Called Judgement Day in Ghana when cannabis is added to the drink | |
Alcohol | Cocaine | Snow-coning | Metabolized into cocaethylene | ||
Amphetamine | barbiturates | inbetweens[8] | |||
Amphetamine | Cocaine | Snow seals | |||
Amphetamine | Heroin | bombido[9] | |||
Amphetamine | Xanax | Orange Dream Blossom | Cloud Rush | The combination is crushed together and insufflated | |
DMT | β-Carbolines containing plants (e.g. Banisteriopsis caapi or Peganum harmala) | Ayahuasca, Changa | Ayahuasca is drunk. Changa is smoked or vaped. | ||
Barbiturates | Alcohol | Used to be common, when Barbiturates were more readily available | |||
Caffeine | Cannabis | Hippie-speedballing [citation needed] | |||
Caffeine | Methamphetamine | Biker's coffee. Kamikaze, ya ba | |||
Cannabis | Cocaine paste | Bazooka | |||
Cannabis | Crack-cocaine | Crack weed (less known: champagne, chronic, cocktail, dirty joint, fry daddy, gimmie, gremmies, juice joint, lace, oolies, p dog, primo, splitting, thirty eight, turbo, wollie, yeola) | Cocoa puffs | ||
Cannabis | Crack-cocaine | Heroin | Major Pronin | ||
Cannabis | Crack-cocaine | PCP | Jim Jones | ||
Cannabis | DXM | Nicotine | Candy blunt | ||
Cannabis | Heroin | Atom bomb, stuff[5] | |||
Cannabis | Heroin or opium | A-bomb | |||
Cannabis | Opium | Buddha | |||
Cannabis | PCP | Wet (less known: Bionic, clickums, donk, dust blunt, illies, illing, leak, love leaf, lovelies, parsley, wet, zoom) | Wet is cannabis dipped in PCP [10] | ||
Cannabis | Nicotine | Blunt, joint, spliff | A rolled cannabis cigarette usually made with rolling paper. A blunt is a cigar hollowed out and filled with cannabisa. It is rolled with the tobacco-leaf "wrapper" from an inexpensive cigar. Blunts take their name from Phillies Blunt brand cigars. | ||
Cocaine | Heroin | Snowball. Other names: Belushi, bombita, murder one, whiz bang | Snowballing | ||
Cocaine | Heroin | LSD | Frisco special[5] | ||
Cocaine | Heroin | Nicotine | flamethrower, primos | Cigarette laced with cocaine and heroin | |
Cocaine | Heroin or morphine | Powerball, speedball | Powerballing, speedballing[5]> | Speedballing, powerballing is often used to describe intravenous use. The term can also be applied to use of pharmaceutical opioids, benzodiazepines or barbiturates along with stimulants. | |
Cocaine | Ketamine | CK1, Calvin Klein, cable | |||
Cocaine | LSD | Cracid (or outer limits) | Cracid is a portmanteau of cocaine and acid [citation needed] | ||
Cocaine | Morphine | C & M | |||
Cocaine | PCP | Space, whack | |||
Cocaine | Quetiapine | Q-ball | |||
Codeine | Glutethimide | Pancakes and syrups | Combination of glutethimide and codeine cough syrup | ||
Codeine | Promethazine | Purple drank | |||
Crack-cocaine | Fentanyl | Dirty fentanyl, takeover [citation needed] | |||
Crack-cocaine | Heroin | Chocolate rock, dragon rock, eightball, moonrock, smoking gun, tar | |||
Crack-cocaine | LSD | Outerlimits | |||
Crack-cocaine | Methamphetamine | Fire, twisters | |||
Crack-cocaine | PCP | Nicotine | Ozone | PCP and crack cigarette [citation needed] | |
Crack-cocaine | PCP | Missile basing, P-funk, space basing, spaceball, space cadet, space dust, tragic magic | |||
Crack-cocaine | Nicotine | Coolie, crimmie, woolas | A cigarette laced with crack [citation needed] | ||
DMT | MAOIs | Pharmahuasca | |||
DXM | LSD | LSDXM | |||
DXM | Psilocybin or psilocybin mushroom | Cherry-bombing | |||
Any Dissociative | Any Dissociative | Void flip | |||
Fentanyl | Heroin | Birria, chiva loca, Facebook | Facebook is mixed in a pill form [citation needed] | ||
GHB | Methamphetamine | Cherry meth | |||
Hashish | Belladonna | Alamout black hash[5] | Mixed | ||
Hashish | LSD | Royal temple ball | The hashish is mixed with LSD and rolled into a ball intended for oral use, because LSD cannot be smoked. | ||
Hashish | Opium | Black hash, black Russian | |||
Heroin | Methamphetamine | Goofball | |||
Heroin | Morphine | New Jack swing | |||
Heroin | PCP | Alien sex fiend[5] | |||
Heroin | Xylazine | Anestesiade caballo | Xylazine is a horse anesthetic | ||
LSD | Cannabis | Amphetamine | Hippie heart attack [citation needed] | ||
LSD | MDMA | 2C-B | Ali Flip | ||
LSD | Nitrous oxide | Gasid | |||
LSD | Ketamine | Dolphin flip | |||
LSD | PCP | Black acid | |||
LSD | Psilocybin or psilocybin mushroom | God's flesh, Soul Bomb, Alice[5] | |||
Psilocybin or psilocybin mushroom | DMT | Terence flip | |||
LSD | DMT | Cosmo flip | Cosmo flipping | ||
MDMA | 2C-B | Nexus Flip | Honey Flip[5] | The MDMA is often taken first and the 2C-B after the end of the MDMA peak. | |
MDMA | Alcohol | Tipsy flip | Tipsy flipping | ||
MDMA | Cannabis | Stoner flip | Stoner flipping | ||
MDMA | Cocaine | Sugar flip | Sugar flipping | ||
MDMA | Cocaine | LSD | Candy-flip on a string | Candy-flipping on a string | |
MDMA | DMT | Shaman flip, time flip | Shaman flipping, time flipping | ||
MDMA | DXM | Robo flip | Robo flipping | ||
MDMA | GHB | Gamma flip | Gamma flipping | ||
MDMA | Ketamine | Kitty flip[6] | Kitty flipping | ||
MDMA | LSD | Candy flip | Candy flipping[5] | ||
MDMA | LSD | Ketamine | Holy Trident | Holy Tridenting | |
MDMA | LSD | Psilocybin or psilocybin mushroom | Jedi flip,[6] twilight flip | Jedi flipping, twilight flipping | |
MDMA | Mescaline or psychoactive cactus | Love flip, love trip | Love flipping | ||
MDMA | Methadone | Chocolate flip | Chocolate flipping | ||
MDMA | Methamphetamine | Trailer flip | Trailer flipping | ||
MDMA | Nitrous oxide | Nox | |||
MDMA | Opiates | Poppy flip | Poppy flipping | ||
MDMA | PCP | Domex, elephant flip | Elephant flipping | ||
MDMA | Psilocybin or psilocybin mushroom | Hippy flip,[6] | Hippy flipping [11] | ||
MDMA | Diphenhydramine or Any deliriant | Nightmare flip | Nightmare flipping | ||
Nicotine | PCP | Chipping | |||
Pentazocine | Tripelannamine | T's and blues | |||
DXM | Diphenhydramine | Otc flip | Robowalking on a string | ||
Diphenhydramine | Caffeine | Sleep walking | Sleep walking | ||
LSD | Psilocybin or psilocybin mushroom | DMT | Super flip | Super flipping | Take LSD and shrooms then at the come up smoke DMT |
MDMA | Xanax | Zen flip | Zen flipping |
Combined drug intoxication
Combined drug intoxication use often carries with it more risk than use of a single drug, due to an increase in side effects, and drug synergy. The potentiating effect of one drug on another is sometimes considerable and here the licit drugs and medicines – such as alcohol, nicotine and antidepressants – have to be considered in conjunction with the controlled psychoactive substances. The risk level will depend on the dosage level of both substances. If the drugs taken are illegal, they have a chance of being mixed (also known as "cutting") with other substances which dealers are reported to do to increase the perceived quantity when selling to others to increase their returns. This is particularly common with powdered drugs such as cocaine or MDMA which can be mixed with relative ease by adding another white powdery substance to the drug. This cumulative effect can lead to further unintended harm to health dependent on what is being covertly added. Concerns also exist about a number of pharmacological pairings: alcohol and cocaine increase cardiovascular toxicity; alcohol or depressant drugs, when taken with opioids, lead to an increased risk of overdose; and opioids or cocaine taken with ecstasy or amphetamines also result in additional acute toxicity.[12] Benzodiazepines can cause death when mixed with other CNS depressants such as opioids, alcohol, or barbiturates.[13][14][15]
Scheduling
Within the general concept of multiple drug use, several specific meanings of the term must be considered. At one extreme is planned use, where the effects of more than one drug are taken for a desired effect. Another type is when other drugs are used to counteract the negative side effects of a different drug (e.g. depressants are used to counteract anxiety and restlessness from taking stimulants). On the other hand, the use of several substances in an intensive and chaotic way, simultaneously or consecutively, in many cases each drug substituting for another according to availability.[12]
Research
The phenomenon is the subject of established academic literature.[16]
A study among treatment admissions found that it is more common for younger people to report poly drug use.[17]
See also
- Drug checking
- Drug overdose
- Harm reduction
- Recreational drug use
- Responsible drug use
- Speedball (drug)
- Mickey Finn (drugs)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sher, Kenneth J., ed (2017). "Part 1: Psychiatric Comorbidity – Polydrug Use: Research Topics and Issues". The Oxford Handbook of Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders: Volume 2. Oxford Library of Psychology. Oxford and New York City: Oxford University Press. pp. 27–59. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199381708.013.006. ISBN 9780199381708. https://books.google.com/books?id=_MySDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA27.
- ↑ "Polydrug use | www.emcdda.europa.eu". https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/html.cfm/index34913EN.html.
- ↑ Copping, Jasper (8 November 2009). "Drug slang: what police must learn A to B". https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/6519175/Drug-slang-what-police-must-learn-A-to-B.html.
- ↑ https://ndews.umd.edu/sites/ndews.umd.edu/files/dea-drug-slang-terms-and-code-words-july2018.pdf
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 "Erowid Drug Slang & Terminology Vault : A - B". https://erowid.org/psychoactives/slang/.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Nolan, James. "'Kitty Flipping' and the Psychonaut Obsession with Mixing Drugs". https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/mbzbex/kitty-flipping-nexus-flipping-and-the-internets-other-favourite-drug-combos.
- ↑ "What is 2C-B? The Complete and Honest Explainer". https://doubleblindmag.com/what-is-2c-b/.
- ↑ Keup, Wolfram (June 1971). "The Vocabulary of the Drug User and Alcoholic: A Glossary". The International Journal of the Addictions: 348. doi:10.3109/10826087109057793. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4950517/. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ↑ Keup, Wolfram (June 1971). "The Vocabulary of the Drug User and Alcoholic: A Glossary". The International Journal of the Addictions: 348. doi:10.3109/10826087109057793. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4950517/. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ↑ Holland, Julie A.; Nelson, Lewis; Ravikumar, P. R.; Elwood, William N. (22 February 2017). "Embalming Fluid-Soaked Marijuana: New High or New Guise for PCP?". Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. doi:10.1080/02791072.1998.10399693. https://erowid.org/chemicals/pcp/pcp_info7.shtml. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ↑ Dalzell, Tom; Victor, Terry (2008). Vice Slang. Routledge. p. 91. ISBN 978-0415371810.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "EMCDDA Annual Report 2006 ch. 8". http://ar2006.emcdda.europa.eu/en/page012-en.html?CFID=7908701&CFTOKEN=472a97577904fd31-16A12971-F8FA-A4BE-70FBED3F5065929B&jsessionid=2e30fd1d0c7948157239.
- ↑ "Fatal poisonings attributed to benzodiazepines in Britain during the 1980s". Br J Psychiatry 163 (3): 386–93. 1993. doi:10.1192/bjp.163.3.386. PMID 8104653.
- ↑ "[Relative toxicity of benzodiazepines in overdose."]. BMJ 310 (6974): 219–21. 1995. doi:10.1136/bmj.310.6974.219. PMID 7866122.
- ↑ Drummer OH; Ranson DL (December 1996). "Sudden death and benzodiazepines". Am J Forensic Med Pathol 17 (4): 336–42. doi:10.1097/00000433-199612000-00012. PMID 8947361.
- ↑ "Increased intensity of Ecstasy and polydrug usage in the more experienced recreational Ecstasy/MDMA users: a WWW study". Addict Behav 29 (4): 743–52. June 2004. doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2004.02.022. PMID 15135556. http://psy.swansea.ac.uk/staff/parrott/Scholey-and-p-and-etal-Intensity-and-polydrug-AddBeh-2004.pdf.
- ↑ "Polydrug Use Among Treatment Admissions: 1998." OAS Home: Alcohol, Tobacco & Drug Abuse and Mental Health Data from SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. [1]
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