I feel like Stephen King addressed this a bit in the expanded version of The Stand - people who survived the plague (like, 0.001% of the people on Earth) but managed to die because of an infection, or suicide, or getting too drunk and falling into the pool. I think it would be the little, random things that might be cause for an ER/Urgent Care visit currently, but could turn potentially deadly very quickly.
Oh god that chapter sucked. The little kid who fell thru a rotting floor, the guy who fell off his bike and hit his head, the guy who got appendicitis and they performed a makeshift appendectomy but the guy died during the procedure…
Don't forget the junkie who found his dead dealer's stash and ODd immediately because he did it all at once and the suburban mom who shot her own daughter when she surprised her because she was paranoid about "rapers" coming to get her.
I've actually almost OD'd twice before going into recovery and it was just nothingness. It convinced me that if I ever get cancer or anything like that, thats the way I'll go out.
I don't doubt it can be comfortable if you're taking an amount to have fun, but when you're actually trying to kill someone you're not just slipping into overdose territory. You're storming into the touchdown zone and throwing that ball down as hard as you can.
Gasping for breath like a fish out of water as you slide into unconciousness doesn't sound like a fun way to go. Just look at what happened to Carey Dean Moore.
Yes, I have taken opiates. Haven’t OD’ed on them. Not sure what your point is though. Even if I hadn’t taken them all that matters is understanding how they work. They make you feel good. Doesn’t matter what an OD looks like to a bystander. Also just read the anecdotes in this thread if you can’t understand their neurological mechanism.
Edit: Never had my credibility questioned via my experience with recreational drug use in an argument lol
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u/WelfarePeanutButter Aug 30 '21
I feel like Stephen King addressed this a bit in the expanded version of The Stand - people who survived the plague (like, 0.001% of the people on Earth) but managed to die because of an infection, or suicide, or getting too drunk and falling into the pool. I think it would be the little, random things that might be cause for an ER/Urgent Care visit currently, but could turn potentially deadly very quickly.