When polyabuse of psychoactive drugs becomes a polyuse in drug, sex and training addictions

When polyabuse of psychoactive drugs becomes a polyuse in drug, sex and training addictions

Authors

  • Alessandro Di Giorgi Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, University “Politecnica delle Marche”, Ancona, Italy
  • Lina De Paola Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopedic Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
  • Valeria Aquilina Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, University “Politecnica delle Marche”, Ancona, Italy

Keywords:

drug abuse, polydrug abuse, addiction

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29-10-2024

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Di Giorgi A, De Paola L, Aquilina V. When polyabuse of psychoactive drugs becomes a polyuse in drug, sex and training addictions. Acta Biomed. 2024;95(5):e2024162. doi:10.23750/abm.v95i5.16402