India, Dec. 15 -- Medical experts have repeatedly warned that even one-time or infrequent use of powerful recreational drugs can have devastating consequences, including life-threatening cardiac events. As the festive season ushers in parties and indulgence, doctors stress that substance misuse and overindulgence can quickly turn dangerous - and, in some cases, fatal.

Dr Jeff Yoo, a Canada-based emergency physician at Providence Health Care and clinical instructor at University of British Columbia, recounts how festive revelry sent a 39-year-old man to the emergency department with symptoms of a massive heart attack.

In an Instagram video posted on December 2, he recounts an encounter from last year, when a man decided to dabble in recr...