• sun_is_ra@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    am not a doctor myself but from what i know, the reason you increase the dose in first place is that your body build tolerance. if a normal person were to take same dosage as a long time drug addict they would die in minutes

    reasons for death of overdose:

    • someone went to rehab and lost their tolerance then went back to drugs with same dosage they used to take
    • someone missed a dosage and went through horrible withdrawal symptomps so when they finally got the pill they took too much
    • buying certain drug without knowing it is laced with a more powerfull one
    • Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      You missed one: Chasing a bigger high.

      When people start dying of opioid overdoses, addicts tend to seek those suppliers out.