Help! my ex is talkin bout overdosing!?

Question

i know hes tried before but i need to know what sort of meds will actually do him harm rather than just making him really sick. i need to know which ones could kill him so i know what names of meds to look out for. please help

Answer 1

Above all, the most important thing is not to simply look out for which drugs your friend might posess, but to TELL SOMEONE. Forget about being sworn to secrecy or anything like that - if your friend really wanted secrecy, he obviously would not have told anyone. The fact that he has means that at least subconciously he wants someone to try to help him - and trust me, you alone cannot help him. An adult - parent, teacher, or therapist - needs to be alerted to the situation. This can be done anonymously - you can be anonymous, or you can omit your friend's name - but certainly, an adult needs to address this situation. It's simply too much for someone our age to have to bear. Chances are, if he's tried before, then an adult already does know. But please tell them that he's continued speaking about wanting to harm himself.

Wikipedia has a list of "common types of drugs that are overdosed on:"

- Seconal

- Nembutal

- Temazepam

- Triazolam

- Morphine

- Heroin

- Methamphetamine

- Cocaine

- Alcoholic beverages

- Prescription drug "cocktails", or a combination of numerous drugs

However, almost all drugs are rated with an "LD50" number, which represents the dosage at which 50% of the exposed subjects die from the toxin or drug. Even drugs like nicotine and caffeine have the potential to kill humans at high enough levels (for example, 60 mg of nicotine is enough to kill a human adult).

Wikipedia also lists "Schedule I, II, and III" drugs according to their potential for abuse, the severity of their use, and other factors, so any drug on these lists would be one to watch out for:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_...

Good luck.