Q: Which doctor treats drug overdose?
A: A general physician usually treats drug overdose.
The person who has had an overdose should be taken to the hospital emergency room as soon as possible.
Q: Can overdose become a medico-legal case?
A: Drug overdose becomes a medico-legal case to identify the intent of overdose was suicide or willful poisoning.
Q: When is the drug overdose test recommended?
A: The drug overdose test is usually ordered by doctors working in accident and emergency departments when a patient displays symptoms of overdose including breathing difficulties, excessive sweating, changes in body temperature, changes in behavior, tiredness and weakness, irregular heart rhythms and vomiting.
Q: Which illicit drug is more commonly used in India?
A: Cannabis (marijuana) obtained from the flower buds of Cannabis indica containing the active ingredients of tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabidiol and cannabinol is the most commonly used illicit drug in India.
