Poison XXX

I've been on a photography trip to India with my roommie lately and took some really interesting photos. But what was most interesting was we took a stroll in the local spice market and there was some pratha or let's call it indian piiitzahhh to make things easier and out of my curiosity i chose the one called magicccc , and i swear i don't really remember anything but i saw lots of cows floating in the sky,my roommie said i would not stop laughing. That was fun *stick tongue out*

DO in our terms sometimes does not means an action or a good thing like 'do it ' , it stands for drug overdose . Back in those hospital internship practice in Malaysia, every week there is at least a case of paracetamol DO admitted , suicidal attempt mostly. And we pharmacist will certainly joke about how silly to swallow 40 big white tablets (when u often don't get killed but suffered after that ) compare to jumping off a 40 level building (fast and will definitely die ), i know this sounds cruel and evil but trust me they create a lot of work for us pharmacist when there is not enough stock of antidotes supplied to the hospital.

Drug overdose are usually a combinations of drug , we name it drug 'cocktail' , mostly heard of from hollywood celebrities are the combination of heroin and alcohol. This situation is usually unintentional and they have taken more than their body could handle. With drugs , most common fault are illegal drugs or illicit drugs as we have no means of knowing their quality, purity and strength. Stay on the blog to learn more about the drugs most commonly involved with overdose ,and how overdose can be managed and best situation…avoided.

2 major types of drugs involved in DO are depressant drugs and stimulant drugs. They are usually swallowed, injected or inhaled.

Firstly, depressant drugs or we call them 'downer' by the street name , includes heroin, morphine,methadone, ALL the benzodiazepines such as Xanax , Valium , sleeping pills (herbal and traditional ) and ALCOHOL.  This drugs slows the nervous system down, when too much of them can come to a dangerous level when a person's breathing is stopped.

NEXT are the stimulant drugs ( i believe this is what was in my pratha since i can't stop talking ),which does the exact opposite of the first type, they speed up the nervous system. Amphetamines, Designer drugs (ecstasy -pronounce as ac-staaa-see) , Caffeine and nicotine belongs to this group. These drugs are fryer !!! they fry you up !! When you consume too much of it they cause high blood pressure, increase in heart rate (palpitation ) and increase the body temperature.

Younger adults and smaller body frames are more at risk of DO , effect of both depressants and stimulants are fairly different for each individual . Depending on the tolerance level, prior exposure of the drug to the user. Sensitivity usually reduce after several times of use and which makes the quantity unpredictable to give a toxic effect to the users.

DO is not something to be afraid of and sometimes your family and friends are the ones involved. Things you should do is try your most to stay calm and call the ambulance , you could save lives !! In Malaysia dial 999, in Australia it is 000, speak to the operator calmly about the location and situation and stay with the person until the ambulance arrive --they could need more information from you . Self care if you are looking after children or a child are knowing the National Poison centre number , Malaysia it is 1800-88-8099 , for Australia Poison Info Centre it is 131126 .

Right people, have you learn relevant first aid skills e.g.. Cardio and CPR ?? if you have not i suggest to attend some classes . Sleeping beauty wakes up after the first true love kiss?? What if there is NO true love or you are not sleeping beauty ??

Take care peeps xxx