Heroin Overdose Signs and Symptoms

Heroin overdose signs and symptoms

Heroin overdose signs

Heroin overdose poses a problem not just in America but all over the world. Heroin is a very powerful, addictive, and illegal drug and has harmed the lives of many people around the globe.

Heroin is made from the analgesic drug morphine. Morphine is found in many addictive and illegal drugs today. Heroin overdose can occur when a dose is greater than what the user is used to so much so that a tolerable dose for an addict could be fatal to a first-time user.

The main sign of a heroin overdose is when the breathing of a person is down so much that they can die from suffocation. Overdoses from heroin are not quite like a stimulant overdose where blood pressure goes up and then heart attack occurs, but instead patients the opposite is true, their central nervous system and circulatory system are down and stop functioning. To reverse the effects of an overdose, an intense stimulant, such as the adrenaline hormone, is injected into the person to get central and circulatory systems back in order. The symptoms of a heroin overdose are: blocked airways and lungs, shallow breathing, dry mouth, small pupils, tongue discoloration, low blood pressure, and more.

You can avoid a heroin overdose if you take action now. What do I mean by action? Well action could be attending NA meetings daily. Try doing this for 90 days while there get a sponsor and call him or her on a regular basis. Go out for coffee with other recovering heroin addicts. You will be surprised at the amount of new friends that you will make and they will be true friends that have your back. They will not get want they want from you and kick you to the curb the way your using buddies did.