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Although most drugs are safe to use when the user has good knowledge of a proper dosage, sometimes when two or more drugs are consumed at the same time, the unwanted consequences can be dangerous or even fatal.

~~Most commonly drug~~ related deaths occur when combining [[depressant]]s. Depressants affect parts of the brain ~~and neurotransmitters~~ responsible for respiration, and an overdose or combination of these drugs can result in fatal levels of [[respiratory depression]]~~, or death~~ may occur when a victim falls into deep enough unconsciousness to suffocate from their own vomit. Lying in the [[recovery position]] can prevent one from inhaling his/her own vomit.

Drug related deaths most commonly occur when combining [[depressant]]s. Depressants affect parts of the brain that are responsible for respiration, and an overdose or combination of these drugs can result in fatal levels of [[respiratory depression]]. Death may also occur when a victim falls into deep enough unconsciousness to suffocate from their own vomit. Lying in the [[recovery position]] can prevent one from inhaling his/her own vomit.

[[File:Standard-recovery-position.jpg|thumbnail|lying in the [[recovery position]] can prevent one from inhaling his/her own vomit.]]

Another possibly fatal combination of drugs are serotonergic substances, which might cause [[serotonin syndrome]]. This can also be caused alone by an overdose of said substances. [[Serotonin syndrome]] is a result of excess [[serotonin]] in the brain, which can cause [[seizures]], [[anxiety]], tremors, [[nausea]], coma and possibly a deadly fever. Usually this is caused when a user has used an [[anti-depressant]] within the last 2 weeks of consuming said drug. These kind of antidepressants include [[MAOI|monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)]], [[serotonin reuptake inhibitor]]s (SSRIs) and [[serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor]]s (SNRI).

Another possibly fatal combination of drugs are [[serotonin|serotonergic]] substances, which might cause [[serotonin syndrome]]. This can also be caused alone by an overdose of said substances. [[Serotonin syndrome]] is a result of excess [[serotonin]] in the brain, which can cause [[seizures]], [[anxiety]], tremors, [[nausea]], coma and possibly a deadly fever. Usually this is caused when a user has used an [[anti-depressant]] within the last 2 weeks of consuming said drug. These kind of antidepressants include [[MAOI|monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)]], [[serotonin reuptake inhibitor]]s (SSRIs) and [[serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor]]s (SNRI).

== Depressants ==

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 Although most drugs are safe to use when the user has good knowledge of a proper dosage, sometimes when two or more drugs are consumed at the same time, the unwanted consequences can be dangerous or even fatal.
-Most commonly drug related deaths occur when combining [[depressant]]s. Depressants affect parts of the brain and neurotransmitters responsible for respiration, and an overdose or combination of these drugs can result in fatal levels of [[respiratory depression]], or death may occur when a victim falls into deep enough unconsciousness to suffocate from their own vomit. Lying in the [[recovery position]] can prevent one from inhaling his/her own vomit.
+Drug related deaths most commonly occur when combining [[depressant]]s. Depressants affect parts of the brain that are responsible for respiration, and an overdose or combination of these drugs can result in fatal levels of [[respiratory depression]]. Death may also occur when a victim falls into deep enough unconsciousness to suffocate from their own vomit. Lying in the [[recovery position]] can prevent one from inhaling his/her own vomit.
 [[File:Standard-recovery-position.jpg|thumbnail|lying in the [[recovery position]] can prevent one from inhaling his/her own vomit.]]
-Another possibly fatal combination of drugs are serotonergic substances, which might cause [[serotonin syndrome]]. This can also be caused alone by an overdose of said substances. [[Serotonin syndrome]] is a result of excess [[serotonin]] in the brain, which can cause [[seizures]], [[anxiety]], tremors, [[nausea]], coma and possibly a deadly fever. Usually this is caused when a user has used an [[anti-depressant]] within the last 2 weeks of consuming said drug. These kind of antidepressants include [[MAOI|monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)]], [[serotonin reuptake inhibitor]]s (SSRIs) and [[serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor]]s (SNRI).
+Another possibly fatal combination of drugs are [[serotonin|serotonergic]] substances, which might cause [[serotonin syndrome]]. This can also be caused alone by an overdose of said substances. [[Serotonin syndrome]] is a result of excess [[serotonin]] in the brain, which can cause [[seizures]], [[anxiety]], tremors, [[nausea]], coma and possibly a deadly fever. Usually this is caused when a user has used an [[anti-depressant]] within the last 2 weeks of consuming said drug. These kind of antidepressants include [[MAOI|monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)]], [[serotonin reuptake inhibitor]]s (SSRIs) and [[serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor]]s (SNRI).
 == Depressants ==