Drugs
The following drugs when taken in overdose are amongst the most common to cause coma:
- opiates
- tranquillisers
- alcohol
- salicylates
- antidepressants - often taken together in overdose
It has however become a truism that any drug taken in overdose which causes adverse effects can cause "coma, convulsions and death".
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