[extropy-chat] baloney in the memetic superstructure

[Samantha Atkins]

Cocaine is a CNS stimulant.  Overdose is quite possible, generally  
from respiratory arrest but stroke is also not uncommon if too much  
coke is ingested.   Here is a little blurb.

The fatal dose of cocaine has been approximated 1.2 g, although  
severe toxic effects have been reported from doses as low as 20 mg.  
SYMPTOMS: The symptoms of cocaine poisoning are referable to the CNS,  
namely the patient becomes excited, restless, garrulous, anxious and  
confused. Enhanced reflexes, headache, rapid pulse, irregular  
respiration, chills, rise in b.d. temperature, mydriasis,  
exophthalmos, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain are noticed in  
severe overdoses, delirium, Cheyne-Stokes respiration, convulsions,  
unconsciousness and death from respiratory arrest result. Acute  
poisoning by cocaine is rapid in developing. TREATMENT: The specific  
treatment of acute cocaine poisoning is the intravenous  
administration of a short-acting barbiturate or diazepam. Artificial  
respiration may be necessary. It is important to limit absorption of  
the drug. If entrance of the drug into circulation can be checked,  
and respiratory exchange maintained, the progress is favorable since  
cocaine is eliminated fairly rapidly.

- samantha

On Dec 3, 2005, at 8:12 PM, spike wrote:

>
> Evidently it is possible to perish from cocaine if it
> is injected and accompanied by methadone (whatever the
> heck that is).
>
> http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/03/powerball.grandchild.ap/index.html
>
>
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