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- Drug Overdose Facts
- The withdrawal of the popular painkiller Darvon in the U.K. has dramatically decreased the amount of drug overdose cases in the United Kingdom; some reports have indicated that the percentage of intentional and accidental drug overdoses have fell by as much as 59%.
- Over 120,000 Americans a year are reported to go to emergency rooms in relation to opioid drug overdoses, according to recent government statistics.
- Current research has indicated that charcoal administration that has been used to help patients that are experiencing a potentially fatal drug overdose.
- The use of two or more substances, which is commonly referred to as polydrug use, is contributing substantially to the skyrocketing rates of drug overdoses that are currently being reported throughout the United States.
Dexedrine Overdose
Dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine) is an amphetamine, belonging to the group of medicines called central nervous system (CNS) stimulants. Dexedrine is a Schedule II controlled substance. Dexedrine was often used in the late 60s and early 70s as a prescription diet aid, because one of its effects appetite suppression. Today Dexedrine and its more potent cousin Benzedrine are also commonly (and illegally) used by college students, either for the stimulant high it provides or as a study aid.
Dexedrine's overdose symptoms are listed below:
- abdominal cramps
- coma
- confusion
- convulsions
- depression
- diarrhea
- fatigue
- hallucinations
- high fever
- heightened reflexes
- high or low blood pressure
- irregular heartbeat
- nausea
- panic
- rapid breathing
- restlessness
- tremor
- vomiting
- death
- Drug Overdose News/Articles
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