The most dangerous aspect of synergism is the potential for synergistic effects to amplify the toxicity or harm of substances when combined, leading to unexpected and severe consequences. It can increase the risk of adverse reactions or side effects that may not be anticipated based on the individual substances involved.
additive
An interaction.
No, it always depends of the concerned drug... Some interaction between drugs and alcohol are because of toxic metabolites, others are because of synergism in side effects, others because of similar organ toxicity, etc..
synergism
One term for it is potentiation.
Synergism
The synergistic effect is what happens when you combine the intake of two or more drugs at the same time. The effect is different with each combination, each time and each person. The most dangerous aspect of synergism is the additive effect. Alcohol plus sleeping pills can have a dramatically greater effect than either drug alone. A one plus one combination could equal four. Each drug compounds the effect of the other, further altering the driver's ability to safely operate a motor vehicle. (bigmountaindrugs.com)
over use of the word synergy in business meetings
Robert B. Forney has written: 'Combined effects of alcohol and other drugs' -- subject(s): Toxicology, Drug synergism, Alcohol
Synergism
How does alcohol effect a relationship? How does alcohol effect a relationship?