What Is Speedball: Dangers of Mixing an Opioid and a Stimulant
Speedballing typically refers to the phenomenon of mixing an opioid, typically heroin, with a stimulant, mostly cocaine. In 2021, 75% of the overdoses occurred due to heroin and other synthetic opioids like fentanyl. Likewise, from 2019 to 2021, overdose deaths due to cocaine increased by 54%. Now, think what the concoction of the two most…
