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Can you predict a drug overdose?

To further reduce the likelihood of an overdose, and offer people who use drugs an opportunity to better cope with their addiction, serious consideration should be given to managing the supply of drugs they consume.

The combination of different substances can produce reactions many times more severe than a drug used in isolation, making it hard to predict a drug overdose. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
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