beeblebrox
Bluelighter
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- Feb 26, 2002
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i *think* i can put this here...
Recently, methylamphetamine has been hitching a ride whenever a few certain close friends and me attend our weekly bout of parties/events etc. So far, so good. Aside from one or two 'minor' incidents of sleep dep and letting our immune systems get a little too depleted, and one trip to the ER prompted by request from a friend suffering a little amphetamine psychosis, nothing has gotten too out of hand yet
But this paticular detour to hospital got me thinking... what if this was actually an overdose that prompted this visit. Meth is not something to be fucked around with on a dosage level, as overdose can apparently [according to erowid] occur at even 50milligrams depending on your metabolism, physiology etc.
So what i'm looking for in this thread is for people to come foward with a series of suggestions for how to act in a suspected meth overdose situation. We're always pretty careful, but it never hurts to be armed with that extra little bit of knowledge should someone decide to fuck up on a life threatening level.
I'm aware a danger does exist in that people may well read this thread, try to enact what is suggested and decide not to contact emergency services because of a false sense of security.
So i would like to be the first to say:
if your friend is unconcious, not breathing, not responding to external stimulus (ie you shouting 'johnny! johnny! wake up! in their ear, and slapping them around a little) or having what looks like an epileptic fit, CALL AN AMBULENCE. the alternative you face is the death of a fellow human being.
that being said though, it's always nice to have that extra bit of info to act upon while waiting for the paramedics.
for example, just to get the ball rolling, the drug naloxone is available to prevent or reverse the affects of opioids. Is there a chemical equivilent out there for amphetamines? a kind of amphetamine antagonist?
thanks in advance fof any contributions/suggestions.
-beeb.
Recently, methylamphetamine has been hitching a ride whenever a few certain close friends and me attend our weekly bout of parties/events etc. So far, so good. Aside from one or two 'minor' incidents of sleep dep and letting our immune systems get a little too depleted, and one trip to the ER prompted by request from a friend suffering a little amphetamine psychosis, nothing has gotten too out of hand yet
But this paticular detour to hospital got me thinking... what if this was actually an overdose that prompted this visit. Meth is not something to be fucked around with on a dosage level, as overdose can apparently [according to erowid] occur at even 50milligrams depending on your metabolism, physiology etc.
So what i'm looking for in this thread is for people to come foward with a series of suggestions for how to act in a suspected meth overdose situation. We're always pretty careful, but it never hurts to be armed with that extra little bit of knowledge should someone decide to fuck up on a life threatening level.
I'm aware a danger does exist in that people may well read this thread, try to enact what is suggested and decide not to contact emergency services because of a false sense of security.
So i would like to be the first to say:
if your friend is unconcious, not breathing, not responding to external stimulus (ie you shouting 'johnny! johnny! wake up! in their ear, and slapping them around a little) or having what looks like an epileptic fit, CALL AN AMBULENCE. the alternative you face is the death of a fellow human being.
that being said though, it's always nice to have that extra bit of info to act upon while waiting for the paramedics.
for example, just to get the ball rolling, the drug naloxone is available to prevent or reverse the affects of opioids. Is there a chemical equivilent out there for amphetamines? a kind of amphetamine antagonist?
thanks in advance fof any contributions/suggestions.
-beeb.