2006-12-23 14:39:27 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
An overdose is completely possible and probable. Your heart doesn't blow up though. Actually, your heart beats so fast it stops properly filling with blood which drops cardiac output and causes you to have a heart attack. Some lucky souls don't have this problem, but they have another reaction in which they overheat due to hyper-increased muscle activity. This stuff will kill you in a dozen ways, avoid it at all costs.
2006-12-23 15:44:05 · answer #1 · answered by medic4525 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely you can, and those that do, usually do so before they realize it. This is what causes so many deaths amoung cocaine users.
(1) The symptoms of a cocaine overdose are intense and generally short in nature. Although fairly uncommon, people do die from cocaine overdose. The exact amount of cocaine that causes an overdose varies from person to person and is dependent on a variety of factors including weight, metabolism, health etc. Cocaine is often "cut" with various adulterants. This increases the risk of overdose, since the purity of cocaine is difficult to determine. An overdose from cocaine can cause a serious increase in blood pressure, which as a result, bleeding in the brain occurs leading to a higher possibility of a stroke. A cocaine overdose can cause heart and respirator problems resulting in death.
Symptoms of cocaine overdose may include some or all of the following:
Dangerous or fatal rise in body temperature, Seizures, Heart attack
Brain hemorrhage, Kidney failure, Stroke, Repeated convulsions
Tremors, Delirium, Death
(2) Is it Possible to Overdose by Sniffing Cocaine?
Some doctors estimate that 1.2 grams of cocaine, when used orally, and 750-800 milligrams, when used intravenously or by inhaling, is fatal. It is unknown how much cocaine is fatal when sniffed. (Source: Cocaine Vraagbaak, Federatie van Instellingen voor Alcohol en Drugs, 1986). A user sniffs 0.1-0.2 grams of cocaine, i.e., 2-4 lines a night.
The average lethal dose of intravenous use of cocaine is about 500 milligrams. That doesn't mean, however that a smaller dose is safe. An estimated lethal dose when sniffing cocaine is unknown. These doses are estimates.
It is important to act rationally and fast when someone has an overdose. When the user is anxious or restless, try to calm him down. Bring him to a quiet place and never react to his delusions. It will only make him more restless. Try to talk about something else. If you notice heart or respiratory problems, contact a doctor.
......perhaps the most important thing is that if you or anyone you know is doing cocaine, get them into a treatment facility ASAP
Pat O'Connor
Lymphedema People
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com
2006-12-26 18:54:40 · answer #2 · answered by lymphedemapeople 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely! I had a friend that used cocaine on a regular basis and actually died from an overdose. It's a very bad habit, so if you are now doing cocaine, I would advise you to stop immediately. Your life depends on it!
2006-12-23 16:01:14 · answer #3 · answered by country girl 006 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
confident you are able to overdose on cocaine. you may desire to get quite fortunate and make your coronary heart end and die. or you may desire to easily run your blood tension up intense adequate to reason a stroke and finally end up paralized for something of your life. Oh yeah I forgot the best-ever favourite symptom of too lots cocaine. The seizure. exciting. Your eyes roll back your physique turns into inflexible, you mess your pants. Your muscle mass twitch, and your pals that are doing it with you the two wig out or they think of you're faking. in the event that they understand which you're no longer faking it. they commence hiding the dope before they dial 911. by utilising the time the ambulance gets there to get you. Your ineffective. Come on think of approximately it. Cocaine is like all different drug obtainable confident you are able to OVERDOSE
2016-10-05 23:10:55 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Certainly you can...not only overdose, but just the damage it can do to your heart can just kill you. Not worth the chance!
2006-12-24 11:30:03 · answer #5 · answered by LeAnn C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-12-23 15:48:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-12-23 15:43:57 · answer #7 · answered by kcy_4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it can blow your heart up.
2006-12-23 15:37:04 · answer #8 · answered by deb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course you can...it's called DEATH or a HEART ATTACK.
2006-12-23 15:33:59 · answer #9 · answered by nurse123 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋