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The risks of using drugs

Short-term health harms are those that can occur as a

result of an episode of use, or, in the case of medications,
inappropriate use. These vary markedly depending on the
drug being used (type, amount etc) and may be from the
drug itself or from the manner in which the drug is taken.
For information about the short-term health effects of a
specific illicit drug, visit the page called Misused
substances. For the short-term health harms of
inappropriate use of medications, it’s best to talk to your
health professional or pharmacist. The use of over-the-
counter drugs to relieve symptoms does not necessarily
make the patient fully recovered from the illness. Without a
complete medical examination from a doctor, the use of
over-the-counter drugs is not in accordance with the
diagnosis of the disease.

A person is described as having taken an overdose if

they suffer a medical emergency as a result of
accidentally or intentionally using a larger amount of a
drug than normal. This type of overdose can result from
both taking too much of a prescribed drug or too much of
an illicit drug or a combination of drugs. The amount of a
drug needed to cause an overdose varies. It depends on
how tolerant a person is to the drug, how pure the drug is
and whether the person has been drinking alcohol or has
also taken a combination of over-the-counter, prescription
or other illicit drugs. Ecstasy overdose is not caused by
the drug in isolation, but in combination with other risk
factors. Most often, an ecstasy-related medical emergency
results from overheating and dehydration. This is most
likely to occur if ecstasy is taken with another drug, in a
hot environment such as a club, in combination with
physical activity such as dancing and when not enough
water or too much water has been consumed. In order to
be used safely and effectively, each drug has its own
dosage range and maximum dose limit. This has been
calculated based on several factors, such as the user's
age and weight. When a drug is taken in excess of a level
that can be accepted by the body, an overdose can occur.
Therefore, in order to prevent an overdose, you should not
take over-the-counter or unrecommended medicines, if
they are not over-the-counter medicines. However, there
are also several other things that need to be considered to
prevent overdose or drug poisoning.