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What is an overdose? In a stimulant overdose drugs like speed, cocaine, and ecstasy raise the heart rate, blood pressure, and body temperature, and speed up breathing. This can lead to a seizure, stroke, heart attack or death.
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Stimulants: Damage to Heart and Lungs If there is an undetected heart problem, abuse of stimulants can be fatal. For example, if a person suffers from a thickening of the muscle, stimulant abuse can result in a blockage or even death. Methamphetamine is known to lead to irregular heartbeats, bleeding in the brain and congestive heart failure.
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Overview Sudden cardiac arrest is different from a heart attack, which occurs when blood flow to a portion of the heart is blocked. However, a heart attack can sometimes trigger an electrical disturbance that leads to sudden cardiac arrest.
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Health Risks Associated with Alcohol and Drugs Nicotine and caffeine are also commonly used stimulants. Physical effects are similar to cocaine, and can include dilated pupils and increased blood pressure, heart rate, and body temperature, which can cause muscle spasms, convulsions, cardiac arrest or respiratory failure.
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Health Risks Associated with Alcohol and Drugs Stimulants are drugs that stimulate the Central Nervous System. These substances tend to increase alertness and physical activity. They include Amphetamines, Cocaine, Crack and some inhalants like Amyl or Butyl Nitrites. Caffeine (present in tea, coffee and many soft drinks) is also a mild stimulant drug.
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Call Us 24/7  (855) 464-8550 The worst consequence of consuming opiates and opioids is that they can cause overdose, which can lead to: 1  permanent injury such as brain damage. 2  or even lead to sudden death.
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Stimulant Drugs When these types of drugs are prescribed by doctors, typically, they require additional authorization when refilling your prescription in an attempt to monitor the patients use. Illegal stimulants such as methamphetamine, crack, cocaine or ecstasy are extremely addictive.They cause extreme levels of energy, mind racing, heart racing, elevated mood and a sense of euphoria. Side effects include loss of appetite, insomnia, and weight loss.hen these types of drugs are prescribed by doctors, typically, they require additional authorization when refilling your prescription in an attempt to monitor the patients use. Illegal stimulants such as methamphetamine, crack, cocaine or ecstasy are extremely addictive.
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Prozac (Fluoxetine) Patient Information Find out why Zoloft is prescribed, Zoloft side effects, Zoloft warnings, effects of Zoloft during pregnancy, more-in plain English.ny medication taken in excess can have serious consequences. An overdose of Zoloft can be fatal. If you suspect an overdose, seek medical attention immediately. Common symptoms of Zoloft overdose include: Agitation, dizziness, nausea, rapid heartbeat, sleepiness, tremor, vomiting.
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DESCRIPTION Schedule II opioid substances which include morphine, oxycodone, oxymorphone, fentanyl, and methadone have the highest potential for abuse and risk of fatal overdose. Hydromorphone can be abused and is subject to criminal diversion.Opioid analgesics may cause psychological and physical dependence.ILAUDID ORAL LIQUID and DILAUDID TABLETS are intended for oral use only. Misuse or abuse of DILAUDID ORAL LIQUID and DILAUDID TABLETS pose a risk of overdose and death. This risk is increased with concurrent abuse of alcohol and other CNS depressants.
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Ecstasy The symptoms of ecstasy overdose. In high doses, ecstasy can cause seizures and vomiting. The symptoms of overdose include a sharp rise in body temperature and blood pressure, dizziness, cramps, heart palpitations and vomiting.
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Is it possible to overdose on albuterol? It is possible to overdose on albuterol. Too much of this drug, which treats lung conditions such as asthma by opening up airways, can be life threatening.Instead of opening airways, too much albuterol can cause them to suddenly constrict, making it even harder to breathe.Other signs of an albuterol overdose can include: If you experience any of these symptoms, stop taking the medicine and seek immediate medical help.oo much of this drug, which treats lung conditions such as asthma by opening up airways, can be life threatening. Instead of opening airways, too much albuterol can cause them to suddenly constrict, making it even harder to breathe. Other signs of an albuterol overdose can include:
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Overdose Prevention and Survival Overdose (OD) happens when a toxic amount of a drug, or combination of drugs overwhelms the body. Heroin and other downers affect the body's central nervous system, which slows breathing, blood pressure, and heart rate, and in turn reduces body temperature.
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Drug overdose meaning An overdose can lead to serious medical complications, including death. The severity of a drug overdose depends on the drug, the amount taken, and the physical and medical history of the person who overdosed. Risk factors Several factors can increase the risk of a drug overdose.
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Stimulants Amphetamines include three closely related drugs-amphetamine, dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine and Adderall), and methamphetamine. Street names include speed, white crosses, uppers, dexies, bennies, and crystal. What are the warning signs? As with other drugs, stimulants can become addictive.Physical withdrawal may occur when discontinuing use. Withdrawal may include: fatigue, depression, and sleep disturbances.In addition to physical effects, users report feeling restless, anxious, and moody.mphetamines include three closely related drugs-amphetamine, dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine and Adderall), and methamphetamine. Street names include speed, white crosses, uppers, dexies, bennies, and crystal. What are the warning signs? As with other drugs, stimulants can become addictive.
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- The terrible consequences of this trend include overdose deaths, which have more than quadrupled in the past decade and a half. The causes are complex, but they include overprescription of pain medications. In 2013, 207 million prescriptions were written for prescription opioid pain medications. Stimulants can have strong effects on the cardiovascular system. Taking high doses of a stimulant can dangerously raise body temperature and cause irregular heartbeat or even heart failure or seizures. Also, taking some stimulants in high doses or repeatedly can lead to hostility or feelings of paranoia.
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- Flunitrazepam has been referred to as a date rape drug because of its high potency and ability to cause strong amnesia. However, Robertson's study (in the 1990s) indicated that flunitrazepam was used in only around 1% of reported date rapes and 0.33% according to urine lab tests done (before 2001) by El Sohly.lunitrazepam is a drug that is frequently involved in drug intoxication, including overdose. Overdose of flunitrazepam may result in excessive sedation, or impairment of balance or speech. This may progress in severe overdoses to respiratory depression or coma and possibly death.
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- The risk of overdose increases if the strength or purity of the heroin is not known. Injecting heroin increases the risk of overdose due to large amounts of the drug entering the blood stream and quickly travelling to the brain. High doses of heroin can intensify some of the effects.ow heroin affects a person depends on many things including their size, weight and health, also whether the person is used to taking it and whether other drugs are taken around the same time. The effects of any drug also depend on the amount taken.
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Metformin Overdose As with all medicines, it is possible to take too much metformin. Effects of a metformin overdose will vary depending on a number of factors, including how much metformin was taken and whether it was taken with any other medicines, alcohol, and/or drugs.
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Overdose Prevention and Treatment Opioid Abuse and Overdose Epidemic. Opioid overdose continues to be a significant public health concern in America. Misuse of prescription opioids (hydrocodone, morphine, hydromorphone, oxycodone, etc) as well as illicit substances such as heroin have resulted in increased opioid-related poisoning deaths.
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- It is possible to overdose on DXM, but to do so requires the ingestion of a massive quantity of the drug. More dangerous is the possibility of overdose from other substances present in cough syrup, such as Acetaminophen and Ephedrine. The Guafenisen in many cough syrups causes nausea and vomiting at high doses.
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Prescription Drugs Could Be Gateway to Heroin, Officials Say “The pathway appears to be now moving from the prescription drugs to heroin, a very dangerous development,’ said Dr. Wi l son Compton, deputy director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Opioid prescription painkillers have the same effect on the brain and body as heroin does -- causing physical addiction.Overdoses send victims into a coma, slowing heartbeat and breathing to the point of death.eroin may often be “cut” with other drugs, but all heroin is dangerous and can kill, the ONDCP says, a reference to recent reports about heroin mixed with the painkiller fentanyl to make a particularly potent and dangerous combination.
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Overdose Overview Mixing benzodiazepines, which are also depressants, with opiates also greatly increases the potential for overdose. Taking stimulant drugs with opiates can mask the effects of the depressant drug and/or reduce the body’s ability to metabolize, or process, the drug, which also increases the risk for overdose.
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Overdose (Cocaine Toxicity or Overdose) An overdose may cause severe anxiety, panic, agitation, aggression, sleeplessness, hallucinations, paranoid delusions, impaired judgment, tremors, seizures, and delirium. Mydriasis and diaphoresis are apparent, and heart rate and BP are increased. Death may result from MI or arrhythmias.
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Is it Possible to Overdose by Sniffing Cocaine? However, an overdose can be worse and lead to heart and respiratory problems resulting in death, especially with intravenous use and smoking or basing cocaine. When cocaine is injected, death can follow very fast, even after only a few minutes. Smoking or basing can also have the same effects. Fortunately, a lethal overdose is fairly uncommon. The causes of a fatal overdose are: Disturbance of the heart and blood vessel system. An overdose can lead to a strong irregular functioning of the heart, and eventually failure of the heart. It can cause high blood pressure, and as a result, bleeding in the brain leading to a greater possibility of death by brain hemorrhage.
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Hydrocodone detection times It depends on the drug. Most narcotics will have you off and away with the angels before you know it. Witness the number of heroin addicts found with the needles still in their arms. However, if you try and overdose on over the couner meds, then a nasty, painful and slow death awaits. You will probably wake up from the overdose, but then die, very slowly and very painfully, over the next three to ten days, of liver failure. It's pitiful.
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What is an overdose? What is an overdose? Overdose (OD) happens when a toxic amount of a drug, or combination of drugs overwhelms the body. People can overdose on lots of things, including alcohol, Tylenol, opioids or a mixture of drugs. Opioid overdoses happen when there are so many opioids or a combination of opioids and other drugs in the body that the victim is not responsive to stimulation and/or breathing is inadequate.