Talk:Drug overdose

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[edit] Classical Conditioning

The interpretation of the rules of classical conditioning are incorrect in this article. While the environment would evoke the compensatory response much like the bell caused Pavlov's dogs to salivate, the unconditioned response would still come about from the unconditioned stimulus, just like food would still cause the dogs to salivate, regardless of their response to the bell. Thus, new environment or old, the compensatory response would be the same. I suspect the research article was interpreted incorrectly. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.49.136.206 (talk) 20:22, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

---I'm not an expert on conditioning, but from what I've read the original writer is likely correct. Just because heroin itself elicits a conditioned response (like the release of mu-antagonist peptides), are you saying that the environment can't be responsible for some similar conditioned response and thus allow an 'overdose' to occur in a new environment by reducing (but not eliminating) the total conditioned response. Although the 'heroin' compensatory response would still be present in the new environment, the 'place where I get high' response would be absent (similarly with a change in the way one injects, or another change in the using ritual). See the The Consumers Union Report on Licit and Illicit Drugs, Ch. 12 'The "heroin overdose" mystery and other occupational hazards of addiction' at the Schaffer Drug Policy Library at http://druglibrary.net/schaffer/Library/studies/cu/cumenu.htm. -ZCM —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.191.120.105 (talk) 07:07, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] "Overdose vs. drug-drug interactions

Added reference. Drug-drug interactions can contribute to an 'overdose', but are not necessarily the same as an overdose. 124.169.111.219 (talk) 02:46, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] how about abstainence?

Instead of "try a low dose first" or "be aware of periods of low tolerance..." How about simply "Don't use Illicit drugs." rawr —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.60.253.36 (talk)

Agreed... Not using drugs in a manner which is not part of the regimen prescribed by a doctor seems like the best way.... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.229.26.210 (talk)

Please sign your posts. How can you say that abstinence from illicit drugs prevent all overdoses? And if a person is abstinent from a drug, how is overdose of that drug even an issue? The prevention methods are valid, they only need a little rewriting (Wikipedia is not a how-to guide) --GSchjetne (talk) 19:32, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

People are going to use illicit drugs and its not the job of an encyclopedia to tell them 'not to use illicit drugs'. If were going to discuss overdose, harm reduction is by far a better policy than signing articles, with 'don't use drugs'. Obviously you can say all drug use, esp. illicit use is dangerous because: your not a doctor, you don't know the product and purity, etc. -ZCM

Question: should there be a mention of mixing drugs (e.g. barbituates and alcohol)? Or should that be a separate article? [[User:Meelar|Meelar (talk)]] 23:24, Oct 15, 2004 (UTC)

[edit] "Key points to prevent overdose on illicit drugs"

Sources, anyone?

Brandonm2 17:20, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "No mention of overdose risk and potency risk?"

I am sort of getting the impression that there should be more mention of the dangers of Heroin in this page as many people have died because of the drug. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bardock the Mexican (talk • contribs) Bardock the Mexican

[edit] Introduction

This article does not have a proper introductory paragraph. Could somebody add one? --  Denelson83  06:38, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Done! TravelingCat 21:42, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Suggested addition

Might I suggest a link to the NTA's booklet "Overdose - everything you need to know' [1] This deals with overdoses (symptoms, myths and what-to-do) in a non-judgmental fashion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.168.14.130 (talk) 16:17, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Toxin vs. Drug

Carbon Monoxide is a poison or toxin, not a drug (has no medical/recreational value) it doesn't belong under the antidotes/treatment section. -ZCM —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.191.120.105 (talk) 07:19, 26 November 2008 (UTC)