• May 3, 2024

A drug overdose happens when a person takes more than prescribed, this can have serious symptoms that in the worst cases can lead to death.

Although there is an accidental and intentional overdose, both detonate the same results in the body. An overdose is not the same as an intoxication, although the effects are similar.

Intoxication occurs when someone is exposed to chemicals, substances, plants or ingredients harmful to the body.

Symptoms of drug overdose

• Abdominal pain and vomiting.
• Reflex loss, drowsiness, uncoordinated movements of muscles, appearance of drunken state
• Unconsciousness
• Agitated and rapid breathing
• Increase in body temperature

What you have to do?

The main thing is to ask for help from someone close to you, to call emergency services, an ambulance or to approach the emergency area of ​​the hospital.

If you are the one who should help:

• Look for containers near the overdose and encourage vomiting.
• If the person is unconscious or notes that he is not breathing well, he starts cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) maneuvers
• Avoid cooling
• Make sure there are no remnants of vomit to avoid suffocation and try to save a sample for doctors to analyze.
• If the person with overdose is conscious, ask if he mixed the medicine with drinks or food, the amount ingested, the time of intake and quickly provide the information to the doctor.

The most important thing when identifying these symptoms is to ask for help and medical assistance, because time is important for the person with overdodis.

Video Medicine: Teaching Friends & Family How to Reverse a Drug Overdose: Project Hope (May 2024).