In 2022 there were 37 percent more reports than in 2020 about young people deliberately taking an overdose of medicines. There were a total of 1439 reports. Professor Dylan de Lange, intensivist-toxicologist and head of the NVIC, is concerned. “Make no mistake, paracetamol and ibuprofen are not risk-free drugs. An overdose can lead to liver and kidney damage and in some cases even be fatal.”
More and more young people are taking overdose, especially with ibuprofen or paracetamol
