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What is a Heroin Overdose? One of the most dangerous risks of using opioid drugs, including heroin, is overdose. If someone consumes high enough doses of heroin, the effects of the drug can overwhelm a person’s system, resulting in opioid toxicity.2 Because heroin and other opioids impact areas of the brain important in regulating respiratory […]

What is an Overdose? An overdose can occur after someone consumes a toxic level of a substance (or multiple substances) and the effects of this interfere with their brain and body’s ability to function properly.1 Drug overdose can be fatal; however, when it isn’t, overdose-related toxicity can result in several negative short-term and long-term health consequences.1 […]

What is Ketamine Overdose or Toxicity? Ketamine is a powerful dissociative anesthetic that can make people feel detached from things such as pain sensations and other environmental elements.5 Though pharmaceutical use in both human and veterinary medicine exists, there are many potential adverse effects of ketamine misuse, including the potential for dose-dependent toxicity, or ketamine […]