multi-addiction

English

Alternative forms

• multiaddiction

Etymology

multi- +‎ addiction

Noun

multi-addiction (countable and uncountable, plural multi-addictions)

1. (rare) Addiction to multiple substances.
   • 1983, Patrick Carnes, The sexual addiction:

     To further complicate matters, the reactions of family members to the multi-addiction patterns were as unhealthy as the coping of the addicts themselves.

   • 1999, Glenn D Walters, The addiction concept: working hypothesis or self-fulfilling prophesy?:

     One could test this hypothesis by following a group of subjects displaying different addictive behaviors over time using a multi-addiction assessment...

   • 1999, Rick Bass, Brown dog of the Yaak: essays on art and activism:

     Literary history abounds with cases of multi-addiction and personal mayhem of the most childish sort.