Heroin Overdose: Methadone & Heroin Facts

heroin overdose - Important information about methadone and heroin. Methadone is used to treat addiction to heroin and other drugs.

How do I make it look like Im dying from a heroin overdose?
For our play in drama, I play a heroin addict. It was originally decided I would just pass out, but my drama teacher decided to make it more...gruesome and intense. How can I make it look realistic, yet get a good response from the audience. Also any other tips on being a heroin addict?

What are the chances of someone surviving a heroin overdose?
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	Methadone is a synthetic opioid used medically as a painkiller, but also to treat patients on opioids such as heroin.

My son died of a heroin overdose. I didn't even know he used drugs?
My 25 year old son recently died of a heroin overdose. I am having an extremely hard time dealing with the loss, and I cannot find any closure. I had no idea he even used drugs. He was a funny, bright, intelligent young man, with everything going for him. He has dealt with depression in the past, although he always hid it well. I honestly never knew he used any type of drugs, ever. I am absolutely heartbroken. How could I have not known? I feel like if I had known, I could have done something about it. I just hope he didn't suffer in his last moments of life. What happens to a person when they overdose on heroin, is it painful? I just pray he went peacefully.

How many people in the United States die from heroin overdoses every year?


How does a heroin overdose look?
I need to know how someone looks after they have died of a heroin overdose, or is comatose and currently dying of one. I have a school project and whenever i try to search it i get the " what to do if your friend just took a bunch of heroin" and " famous people who overdosed" websites. so if you could help that would be awesome. even if you just know a site that could help. thanks a bunch.

My lawyer died because of heroin overdose,?
my lawyer died because of heroin overdose,, he didnt finish my case. I have a court hearing very soon. I need to get a new lawyer as i dont want to continue with his law firm, can I get my money back? knowing the fact he wasnt a proper person for the job and now I am so concern about the quality of the job that he did?

Can anyone tell me why they dispense Narcan to people with heroin overdoses? What does it do???


How much do i tell my 5 and 7 year old daughters about their uncle (age 27) who died from a heroin overdose?
My brother passed away on New Years Eve. My brother was in and out of their lives so the fact that they have not seen him in 8 months is not a big difference than when he was alive. I keep preparing myself to tell them and then I stop myself because I don't know what to say was the reason he died. They saw a video of him today and asked where he is. If anyone has had this type of situation and would like to share what they did, I would be very grateful.

What do people use as a heroin overdose resuscitation drug?
I'm actually writing a Review, and I'm just looking for good metaphors. I'm wondering if anybody knows what drugs people use to wake someone up from a delusive state. I watched Trainspotting once, I don't know how many people may have heard or seen the film, but I remember one heroin addict portrayed in the film was administered an injection when he thought he was going to die from taking too much heroin, I think it began with " V" . Anyway, anything would help, thanks

What is the process of a fatal heroin overdose? What happens?
My sister died of a heroin overdose last week. I wanna know what happens. Did she suffer much?

How long does it take to die from a heroin overdose?
My ex husband just passed away this past week and I'm confused. He went out with his brother which is when he did the drug than came home, ate supper, got really sweaty and said he was tired. He went to bed around 11pm. She sleep in a really deep sleep all night. He was breathing the next morning and still had color before his roommate left for school 8 am . He checked on him before he left The roommate forgot something at home and came back about 10 minutes later and my ex's brother said he called 911 because he wasn't breathing. When the roommate went in to do CPR my ex was now a bluish color and still in the same spot he was when the roommate left 10 minutes earlier. So can it take hours to die from this or does anyone have any other suggestions as to what it could have been. My ex had been clean for almost 2 years prior to this and deathly afraid of needles so the whole thing sound strange to me.

How does a heroin overdose kill someone?
Do they feel pain? What happens? Whats it like? Yesturday my uncle who I was really close to died of a heroin overdose. When we found him he still had a tournequit around his arm and this needle was there, too. I just wanna know if he was in pain or suffered. Can someone please explain this to me?

Would a Heroin overdose be a pleasant death?
I've heard that sometimes in the medical world they give patients a concuction of heroin and alcohol in order to give them a pleasant, pain free death. Would a heroin overdose have the same effect? Would the sufferer pass out through relaxation before dying?

Heroin Overdose Hospital Procedures?
My friend is a heroin user and he always thinks he is about to overdose even when he snorts just a small amount. He has issues but thats not the point what I'm asking is what the emergency room does after they treat the patient. Are the police called or do they Baker Act you or hold you for observation. He refuses to go the ER because he thinks they will send him to rehab or handcuff him tot he bed. Is any of this true?