Can you overdose on cocaine? and if so how and what happens
2007-03-24 15:18:23 · 12 answers · asked by Tony 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Yes, but it rarely results in death, especially with intranasal use(snorting). If you look at the death stats for cocaine, most people who die using cocaine administered it intravenously. Also, most cocaine related deaths involve another substance, most notably alcohol.
"Researchers have found that the human liver combines cocaine and alcohol to manufacture a third substance, cocaethylene, which intensifies cocaine's euphoric effects and possibly increases the risk of sudden death."
2007-03-24 16:46:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can overdose on cocaine. You could get really lucky and make your heart stop and die. Or you could just run your blood pressure up high enough to cause a stroke and end up paralized for the rest of your life. Oh yeah I forgot the all time favorite symptom of too much cocaine. The seizure. Fun. Your eyes roll back your body becomes rigid, you mess your pants. Your muscles twitch, and your friends that are doing it with you either wig out or they think you are faking. If they realize that you are not faking it. They start hiding the dope before they dial 911. By the time the ambulance gets there to get you. Your dead. Come on think about it. Cocaine is like any other drug out there YES YOU CAN OVERDOSE
2007-03-25 02:31:05 · answer #2 · answered by katkat7575 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes - if you overdose your blood pressure and heart rate will rise to very high levels, possibly causing a stroke. Your heart could also go into a type of arrhythmia called ventricular fibrillation, which will prevent it from pumping blood effectively. Or you could just have a heart attack and die that way. Any way you look at it, it's a nasty way to go.
According to the Office of National Drug Control Policy, about 3,000 Americans each year die of cocaine overdose.
2007-03-24 22:29:29 · answer #3 · answered by dukefenton 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello, my name is tyrone biggums and yes it is possible to overdose on crack and it is possible to overdose on steroids.
I once overdosed on crack cocaine and ended up sleeping in a dumpster behind the 7 11.
My nose fell off because I snorted too much steroids and crack cocaine for one night.
2007-03-24 23:35:02 · answer #4 · answered by Nigonroidz 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What do u think? Of course you can, just like any other drug. You'd probably have a stroke or heart attack after you puked your guts out!
2007-03-24 22:24:43 · answer #5 · answered by lvjolie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know. i always thought you could, but after watching scarface....i'm not that sure. he kept on snorting bags and bags of cocaine(or in scarface's slang - yeyo) and he was still alive.
2007-03-24 22:27:21 · answer #6 · answered by little.clown 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ofcourse. you can od and have a heart attack. Back in my drug days i used to shoot coke and if you shoot to much you die. Remember you don't do drugs drugs do you! Just smoke weed dont drink it will ruin your life.
2007-03-25 00:20:57 · answer #7 · answered by Green Meds 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LMFAO. I like the scarface comment. Give me a break, ITS A MOVIE!.
2007-03-25 01:42:07 · answer #8 · answered by Roger L 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-03-24 23:07:49 · answer #9 · answered by Malefacent 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
by taking to much, you will be out of it,and can died.you should take by doctor orders only.
2007-03-24 22:50:10 · answer #10 · answered by Beverly G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋