Question 1

what happens when you die from a cocaine overdose?

Accepted Answer

Cocaine Overdose: It's usually from a fatal cardiac arrhythmia or a myocardial infarction.

Question 2

how much time will symptoms of a cocaine overdose last?

Accepted Answer

Highly variable: If it proves to be fatal, it essentially lasts forever.  Cocaine is a short-acting drug, which is present in the bloodstream and brain for 10-15 minutes after a single dose, which is why people who smoke, snort or inject cocaine may do it 3 or 4 times per hour. However, it has metabolites that can last longer, in particular in people who drink alcohol with it. The ill effects can last many hours.

Question 3

what is the definition or description of: cocaine overdose?

Accepted Answer

Coma: There could be several symptoms from irrititability, drowsiness or twitching.

Question 4

cocaine overdose-- is there anyway i can get him to feel better soon?

Accepted Answer

Seek medical help: If he has symptoms related to a Cocaine overdose, this can be life threatening. Chest pain, headache, rapid heart beat, trouble breathing, palpitations, passing out, confusion, seizures, increased temperature, stroke, kidney failure, and more are all possible. Many of these are common. Cocaine can also be laced with something else.  Call 911 so he can be treated enroute to the ed also.

Question 5

how do you help someone when they think they are having a cocaine overdose?

Accepted Answer

ER & mutual support: Take the addict to an emergency room, then take yourself to a mutual support group like al-anon or nar-anon to examine your role in being involved with the addiction of another person.

Question 6

which treatment works the best and fastest for cocaine overdose?

Accepted Answer

Abstention: The problem with Cocaine overdose is not exactly something one can treat prophylactically.  The biggest problem is the high risk of death... Which should really be treated immediately if it occurs, so the patient is safest being observed in an er until the risk subsides !  cardiovascular problems, particularly including a wide variety of strokes, are fairly common.

Question 7

what does a person go through when they are admitted to a hospital for cocaine overdose?

Accepted Answer

Life support: Cocaine overdose may have lethal effects through interfering with heart function.   The crash after Cocaine may be lethal due to suicidal depression.

Question 8

which drug is safer for you: mdma or cocaine?

Accepted Answer

MDMA/Cocaine: The third option (neither one) is the safer of the three.

Question 9

can you tell me is cocaine a recreational drug?

Accepted Answer

Cocaine: A recreational drug, be it legal, controlled, or illegal,  is used with the intention of enhancing life (increasing euphoria, blocking unhappy memories, or creating pleasure). You can see that under that definition, Cocaine may be considered a recreational drug and it is illegal to possess or sell it.

Question 10

is 109 hours enough to clean for cocaine in a drug test?

Accepted Answer

Cocaine testing: : Length of time detected: 
blood: Cocaine parent present up to approximately 5-6 hours post dose.
Urine: Cocaine parent present up to approximately 12 hours post dose. Benzoylecgonine metabolite present for approximately 2-4 days, possibly as long as 10 days in heavy/binge users

http://www.Drugdetection.Net/drug.Htm.

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