Death by overdosing on cocaine is not uncommon
Death by overdosing on cocaine is not uncommon.
Cocaine overdose can be characterised by:
MODERATE: Babbling, heavy paranoia, pale or clammy skin, clenched jaw, aggression,
the shakes, racing pulse.
SERIOUS: Can’t focus eyes, vomiting, foaming at the mouth, pressure/tightness in
chest, can’t talk, can’t walk, violent.
SEVERE: Seizures, unconscious, choking or gurgling, not breathing, no pulse.
There is no inevitability that overdose should be fatal – indeed many people have
multiple non-fatal overdoses prior to fatal overdose. But evidence would show that
the more overdoses you have the more likely you are to have a fatal one.
Not forgetting that cocaine is an illegal drug, you also may want to think about...
- The route of administration - where has the banknote been that is just about to
go up your nose?
- How many people, not including the friends you are using with right now, have used
that banknote and potentially had a small bleed, almost undetectable? Are you now
sharing their blood?
- Cocaine is a very effective local anaesthetic; it numbs areas it comes into contact
with, if you can’t feel pain how would you know if you had done any damage to yourself?