Mixing opioids and alcohol may increase likelihood of dangerous respiratory complication
Wednesday, February 8, 2017 - 11:31
in Health & Medicine
Taking one oxycodone tablet together with even a modest amount of alcohol increases the risk of a potentially life-threatening side effect known as respiratory depression, which causes breathing to become extremely shallow or stop altogether, reports a study. Elderly people were especially likely to experience this complication, the study found.