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[[File:TripSit's Dangerous combination chart.png|~~450px~~|thumb|right|A useful chart from [www.tripsit.me TripSit.me] which can be used to identify dangerous drug combinations quickly and easily.]]

[[File:TripSit's Dangerous combination chart.png|400px|thumb|right|A useful chart from [www.tripsit.me TripSit.me] which can be used to identify dangerous drug combinations quickly and easily.]]

Although many drugs are safe on their own, they can become dangerous and even life-threatening when combined with other substances. Certain combinations may be safe in low doses of each but still increase the potential risk of death. [https://www.google.com/ Independent research] should always be done to ensure that a combination of two or more substances is safe before consumption.

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 their own vomit.

[[File:Standard-recovery-position.jpg|thumbnail|Lying in the [[recovery position]] can prevent one from inhaling their own vomit.]]

[[File:Standard-recovery-position.jpg|230px|thumbnail|Lying in the [[recovery position]] can prevent one from inhaling their own vomit.]]

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).

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 Although many drugs are safe on their own, they can become dangerous and even life-threatening when combined with other substances. Certain combinations may be safe in low doses of each but still increase the potential risk of death. [https://www.google.com/ Independent research] should always be done to ensure that a combination of two or more substances is safe before consumption.
 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 their own vomit.
-[[File:Standard-recovery-position.jpg|thumbnail|Lying in the [[recovery position]] can prevent one from inhaling their own vomit.]]
+[[File:Standard-recovery-position.jpg|230px|thumbnail|Lying in the [[recovery position]] can prevent one from inhaling their own vomit.]]
 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).