Poly drug use

Multiple substance use is to be taken, according to ICD- 10 is a form of drug use, in which two or more psychotropic substances and no substance in itself dominates the consumption or only one or none of the substances is known. At the same time no statement about the existence or extent of health disorders or a specific clinical appearance is not taken. Regarding classification of the possible disorders according to ICD- 10, see the Infobox.

" Multiple substance use is present when the substance recording is chaotic and random, without a certain substance or a particular group of substances prevails. "

With a negative connotation and is sometimes stigmatizing of polysubstance ( from Greek: μανία Manía = the rage ) and multiple substance abuse spoken. Contrast, is referred to in taking multiple psychotropic substances with multiple dependency an existing dependency syndrome. The DSM-IV calls here ( for the diagnosis Polysubstance Dependence ) the repeated use of substances of at least three substance groups ( in the absence of caffeine and nicotine ) over a period of at least twelve months, with the dependency criteria for all of the substances, but not for a specific group, must be met. A name change to Polysubstance Use Disorder is currently being discussed.