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mr_lebowski

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1. The number of fatal overdoses from Coke are always going to be relatively low ...

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon May 6, 2019, 12:23 PM

May 2019

It's mostly people with pre-existing heart troubles, or people who've damaged their hearts with long-term abuse of the drug. It's not easy to OD and die from Cocaine in a casual use scenario, basically. An 'uptick' probably means it's jumped from 500/year to 600/year or the like. Compared to opioids or alcohol (esp if you count drunk driving deaths) it's still likely quite a low count.

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Feds: A popular drug from the disco era is making a deadly return [View all] Eugene May 2019 OP

The number of fatal overdoses from Coke are always going to be relatively low ... mr_lebowski May 2019 #1

Remember Len Bias? Sinistrous May 2019 #2

I do ... and he was discovered to have a congenital heart problem that made him susceptible ... mr_lebowski May 2019 #3