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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.
Benzodiazepines can cause death when mixed with other CNS depressants such as opioids, alcohol, or barbiturates. [7] [8] [9] GHB combined with alcohol can lead to a long-lasting coma-like state (‘G-sleep’) or even accidental death, particularly in light of GHB's narrow threshold for overdose. Depressants combined with stimulants. For example:
The effect of polysubstance dependence on learning ability is one area of interest to researchers. A study involving 63 polysubstance dependent women and 46 controls (participants who were not using substances) used the Benton Visual Retention Test (BVRT) and the California Verbal Learning Test (CVLT) to look at visual memory and verbal ability. [7]
Conflicting sources report various causes of death, including heart and liver failure, [412] heart failure and pneumonia after a drug overdose, [413] and blood poisoning from heroin addiction [414] Billy Mackenzie: 1957 1997 39 Musician Unspecified Unknown [415] Jim Magnuson: 1946 1991 44 Baseball pitcher Alcohol Unknown [416] Jesse Mahelona ...
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However, the definition of polypharmacy is still debated and can vary from two to 11 concurrent medications. [6] Any drug: Cannabis: Amp joint [7] Any drug: Nicotine: Cooler [5] Any β-Carboline containing plant (e.g. Banisteriopsis caapi or Peganum harmala) DMT: Ayahuasca, Changa: Ayahuasca is drunk. Changa is smoked or vaped. Any ...
Speedball, powerball, or over and under [1] is the polydrug mixture of a stimulant with a depressant, usually an opioid. The most well-known mixture used for recreational drug use is that of cocaine and heroin; however, amphetamines can also be mixed with morphine and/or fentanyl. A speedball may be taken intravenously or by nasal insufflation. [2]
Drug misuse and abuse caused about 2.5 million emergency department (ED) visits in 2011. Of these, more than 1.4 million ED visits were related to prescription drugs. Among those ED visits, 501,207 visits were related to anti-anxiety and insomnia medications, and 420,040 visits were related to opioid analgesics. [34]