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What's the youngest age is it possible to go into cardiac arrest from an overdose?
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0: You can die from an overdose at any age, and with enough Cocaine or methamphetamine anyone can have a myocardial infarction.
Answered 6/24/2014
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No lower limit: Overdoses of large variety of drugs can end in cardiac arrest - there's no lower limit at what age this can happen.
Answered 9/24/2016
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