Do you have to go to the hospital for an overdose?

People who take a drug overdose in an attempt to harm themselves generally require psychiatric intervention in addition to poison management. People who overdose for this purpose must be taken to a hospital’s emergency department, even if their overdose seems trivial.

Does life insurance pay out for overdoses?

Your life insurance policy will pay out death benefits to your beneficiaries if you die from a motor vehicle accident, drowning, poisoning, accidental drug overdose, or another tragedy.

How long can overdose last without waking someone up?

If you are unable to wake someone up, it is possible that even though they are breathing, they are experiencing an overdose. For those wondering how long can overdose last, there is no definitive answer. An overdose may take hours to kill someone.

What should I do if someone has an overdose?

If there is more than one of you there to respond to the overdose, DIVIDE DUTIES – have one of you do rescue breathing and the other can go get the naloxone kit. If you don’t have a naloxone kit, continue rescue breathing until help (i.e. the ambulance) arrives.

Can You Survive a drug overdose without treatment?

In many cases, you may have only survived the drug overdose because someone called emergency medical support on your behalf. If you have somehow survived an overdose without any kind of treatment, go to the nearest emergency room or all 911 right away.

What happens to your body when you overdose on drugs?

Overdose from drugs that are considered depressants, such as opioids, alcohol, or benzodiazepines can cause permanent brain damage or loss of life. Depressants slow the central nervous system, which in turn affects breathing and heart rate. Examples of depressants that an addict can overdose on are morphine, oxycodone, fentanyl or methadone.