Polysubstance use is the combined use of multiple psychoactive substances, including both legal and illegal ones. People may use multiple substances for various reasons, such as to enhance or alter the effects of a primary drug, counteract its side effects, or create a more intense experience. This can range from recreational use to off-label indications.
Research shows that by age 17, one in 14 adolescents report polysubstance use, and that statistic increases to one in six by age 20 for students at Northwest from 25% of the surveyed student body.
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