• Drug Overdose Facts
  • When a person that is experiencing a drug overdose is having trouble breathing, the doctor will often insert a breathing tube to assist the patient.
  • A heroin overdose can cause long-term physical and mental damage, including chronic coronary complications and brain damage; additionally, liver diseases and infections could possibly take up permanent residence in the blood or organs.
  • Substance abuse experts in the United States suspect that the rise in meth-related drug overdose deaths are due to fluctuations in the drug's purity levels.
  • When cocaine is smoked or used intravenously, it greatly increases the risk of a potentially fatal overdose due to respiratory or coronary complications.
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