Rushes overdose

Amphetamines are often combined with cocaine to extend the high. Cocaine creates a rush but it is short-lived. Adding amphetamines extends the high for up to ten hours. Using these drugs together increases the chances of an overdose and increases toxic effects. 

Despite early enthusiasm for these supposedly safe new drugs, there are some serious problems. Many users are under the impression that you can t overdose on BZDs, but this isn t true. These drugs have only a slight effect on respiration when used alone, but because they don t produce as much of a rush or euphoria as barbiturates, abusers often take them with other drugs. 

Rush, Roll, Higgins, 1998). The combination of cocaine (or amphetamine) and heroin (or other opiate) is called a speedbair and is particularly popular among heroin addicts. Morphine and cocaine combinations have been studied in the laboratory, and as with alcohol, morphine appeared to enhance the pleasurable effects of cocaine but also increased the cardiovascular effects. Combinations of cocaine and heroin have sometimes been blamed for drug overdose deaths (as in the deaths of comedian John Belushi and actor River Phoenix), and the synergistic effects on blood pressure and heart rate may be a factor (Foltin Fischman, 1992 Rush et al., 1998). 

If you have taken an overdose or by mistake a child/infant has swallowed the drug, immediately rush to the hospital emergency room and bring the drug package along with you. 

For many years, sleeping pills have been a popular mode of suicide by overdose. Usually when the person is in danger of death he must be rushed to a hospital for treatment. (See below). Death is caused by respiratory depression, and finally, cardiac arrest. 

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