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Is it likely for someone to drown from alcohol and sleeping pills in the bath?

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Yes,possible: A person may :"pass out" and drown in a bath tub. Sleeping pills and alcohol are a bad combination even outside a bath tub.

Dr Ferguson and another doctor agreed

Answered 7/8/2019

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