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[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago (6 children)

Healthcare nomenclature is moving away from "opioid overdose" to "opioid poisoning". This is partly to do with stigma related to substance use- overdose can feel like it assigns blame "well if they just dosed correctly....". Also, poisoning is more accurate if you consider the fact that many street drugs have impurities, and unless you are having your drugs tested or testing them yourself, you can't be sure that you are taking the "correct" dose (or even what you are taking at all).

I put did not put "correct" in quotations to stigmatize, but rather to highlight that there isn't an established correct dose for street drugs. Correct in this case would mean to desired effect, and I understand why people choose to self-medicate so please don't take offense. Be safe out there!

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 18 points 3 days ago (2 children)

If you can make it to 45 without killing yourself then you’re rewarded with cancer.

Usually from all the poison you ingested that didn’t kill you

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

I only have a few more years until I cross that threshold.

Looking forward to the melanoma.

And by that I mean that I hate everything about it. :)

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 days ago

Probably alcohol poisoning.

Just saying.

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 days ago

Around that age, you start cooking for yourself

[–] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago

Food poisoning, overdose, severe allergic reaction, medication conflict

[–] CromulantCrow@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I wonder if that includes drug overdoses.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Also high velocity lead poisoning to the brain.