The expert spoke about the risks for the child when using veterinary drugs.

Schoolchildren across Russia began to massively consume veterinary drugs ordered from popular marketplaces in search of drug intoxication. As Alexander Kalyuzhin, senior lecturer at the Department of Fundamental Medical Sciences at the State University of Education, told Izvestia on January 12, a number of such tablets for animals contain gabapentin, which has a dangerous effect on the human nervous system.

"This is not a "prank for a high," but a risk of serious poisoning. Gabapentin, a substance found in some veterinary pills, affects the nervous system. In adolescents, it often gives not fun, but a "shutdown": severe drowsiness, dizziness, shaky gait, lethargy, slurred speech, lapses in reaction. Due to the lower body weight and high sensitivity of the brain in children, the consequences may be more severe than in adults," he warned.

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The key danger lies in the unpredictability of dosage and combinations. Veterinary drugs are designed for animals, and teenagers often take several pills at once or mix them with alcohol, energy drinks or painkillers. In such cases, the risk of respiratory depression, loss of consciousness, injury, and suffocation by vomiting during sleep increases dramatically.

Signs of possible poisoning in a child may include sudden loss of coordination, sudden drowsiness, unsteady gait, falls, slow or slurred speech, "shifty" gaze, complaints of double vision, nausea, as well as sudden behavior changes from strange relaxation to irritability.

"If poisoning is suspected, it is necessary to immediately call 103 or 112, especially if the child is difficult to wake up, vomiting, convulsions, noisy or rare breathing, or blue lips are observed. Before the arrival of the doctors, the victim must be laid on his side, not allowed to get up and control his breathing. It is strictly forbidden to induce vomiting on your own, give milk, energy drinks or sedatives, as well as leave the child alone. Saved packaging or leftover pills will help doctors provide help faster," Kalyuzhin said.

On November 11, five schoolchildren were hospitalized with poisoning after taking medications in the Ramenka district in western Moscow. Presumably, the teenagers used a prescription drug in combination with alcohol.

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