What Happens in an Overdose?

Question by abstraktfists: What happens in an overdose?
My cousin and best friend passed away yesterday from an overdose so serious answers only here please.

He overdosed from shooting up coke and possibly meth. What happens to the body and what would he have experienced? I don’t know a lot of details and don’t want to ask his parents the details. The police said it would have been quick and painless is that true? Basically I just want to knnow the whole outline of the experience both physically and mentally.

Best answer:

Answer by DanC
“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

Answer by LadyLynn
Most likely, they just got tired, fell asleep, and quietly passed away. It was their time to go. I am very sorry for your loss.

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