Drug overdose

Drug overdose
Drug overdose
Other names	Overdose, OD, hotshot, wasted, intoxication, gassed, medicinal poisoning
	A photograph depicting a person who had overdosed
Specialty	Toxicology, emergency medicine
Symptoms	Vary depending on the drug and the amount used Commonly: Hematemesis, Seizures, Pale skin
Complications	Neurological damage; Heart failure; Liver failure; Stroke; Coma; Brain death; Suicide;
Causes	Miscalculation; Misjudgement; Peer pressure; Addiction; Depression; Anxiety; Suicidal ideation; Physical pain; Stress;
Risk factors	Trauma; Physical abuse; Sexual abuse; Child abuse; Bullying; Intravenous drug use;
Differential diagnosis	Pulmonary aspiration; Foreign body aspiration; Heart attack; Epilepsy;
Treatment	Activated charcoal; Stomach pump; Antidotes;

A drug overdose (overdose or OD) is the ingestion or application of a drug or other substance in quantities much greater than are recommended. Typically the term is applied for cases when a risk to health is a potential result. An overdose may result in a toxic state or death.