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  2. Fentanyl in other drugs: Why do drug dealers mix them ... - AOL

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    In addition to the added potency, the drug has a “low cost,” which leads drug dealers to mix fentanyl with drugs like “heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine, increasing the likelihood of a ...

  3. Gateway drug effect - Wikipedia

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    [3] While stating that their "findings are consistent with the idea of marijuana as a "gateway drug"", [3] they conceded that "the majority of people who use marijuana do not go on to use other, "harder" substances", [3] and that "cross-sensitization is not unique to marijuana. Alcohol and nicotine also prime the brain for a heightened response ...

  4. Polysubstance use - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Lacing (drugs) - Wikipedia

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    The classical model of drug cutting refers to the way that illicit drugs were diluted at each stage of the chain of distribution. [1]Drug markets have changed considerably since the 1980s; greater competition, and a shift from highly structured (and thus controlled) to greatly fragmented markets, has generated competition among dealers in terms of purity.

  6. Opinion: Here’s why marijuana should not be reclassified as a ...

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    While alcohol can also be abused (as regulations on sale and consumption reflect), there is increasing evidence from serious long-term effects of high-potency THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol ...

  7. List of polysubstance combinations - Wikipedia

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    Similar to a Soul Bomb, but because of the lower headspace and body high and higher visual effects of Metocin, the trip is more visual and stimulating. LSD: Alcohol: Shangle Shangling Alcohol can decrease effects of LSD and vice versa. Because of this, alcohol is usually consumed near the end, or during the "come down". MDMA: Mescaline or ...

  8. CDC report finds teens are using drugs — often alone — to ...

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    Forty-four percent used drugs, such as marijuana, as sleep aides. The same percentage cited drug use as a way to "stop worrying about a problem or forget bad memories." And 40% said they used to ...

  9. Combined drug intoxication - Wikipedia

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    Alcohol can exacerbate the symptoms and may directly contribute to increased severity of symptoms. The reasons for toxicity vary depending on the mixture of drugs. Usually, most victims die after using two or more drugs in combination that suppress breathing, and the low blood oxygen level causes brain death. [6]