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4.2 Quiz 'What do you know about an overdose?'

Sunday, 10 January 2010 00:00 |

Written by Stichting Mainline |

Drug Abuse

quiz 'What do you know about an overdose?'

This chapter regularly mentions the word 'overdose'. What is an overdose? And what must be done in case of a heroin or cocaine overdose? Test your knowledge with this quiz

1. A heroin overdose is always fatal within minutes

2. Giving a shot of salt water helps to combat a heroin overdose

3. For someone not used to heroin, 0.2 gram of heroin can already be fatal

4. In case of a cocaine overdose, the user should best, and as quickly as possible, swallow sleeping pills or tranquillizers

5. When dying from a heroin overdose, the user eventually dies from suffocation

6. swallowing sleeping pills or tranquillizers can increase the risk of a heroin overdose

7. A heroin overdose does not lead to death as often as a cocaine overdose

8. A cocaine overdose can cause a heart attack

9. During an epileptic attack due to a cocaine overdose, you must try to keep open the mouth by inserting n object

10. The combination of heroin and benzodiazepines increases the chance of a cocaine overdose

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Copyright © 1999 [drugtext foundation]. Drug Abuse & Addiction, Detoxification, Treatment, Opiate Withdrawal. Substance Abuse: Heroin, Cocaine, Marijuana, Crystal meth, Vicodin, OxyContin, Amphetamines, Percocet and others.
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Revised: maart 11, 2002

Last Updated (Thursday, 06 January 2011 17:06)

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4.2 Quiz 'What do you know about an overdose?'

quiz 'What do you know about an overdose?'

ml. Copyright © 1999 [drugtext foundation]. Drug Abuse & Addiction, Detoxification, Treatment, Opiate Withdrawal. Substance Abuse: Heroin, Cocaine, Marijuana, Crystal meth, Vicodin, OxyContin, Amphetamines, Percocet and others.All Rights Reserved. Revised: maart 11, 2002

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ml.
Copyright © 1999 [drugtext foundation]. Drug Abuse & Addiction, Detoxification, Treatment, Opiate Withdrawal. Substance Abuse: Heroin, Cocaine, Marijuana, Crystal meth, Vicodin, OxyContin, Amphetamines, Percocet and others.
All Rights Reserved.
Revised: maart 11, 2002