Posted by mgrueni on July 24, 2001, at 13:58:11
In reply to overdose, posted by sar on July 23, 2001, at 23:11:28
Hi Sar,
first I want you to know that I am german, so please excuse my poor english (at least I don`t need "bablefish translator" ;o) )
I learnt mainly british english - maybe that makes my post even harder to read? ;o)
< today i recieved news that an aquaintance of mine died of morphine overdose. >:o(
I also know somebody who nearly died of an overdose + alcohol abuse (that was, before we met each other). Thankfully he survived and is now a good friend of mine.
< am curious to know if "accidental overdose" is the medically/socially acceptable term over "suicide." >I think "accidental overdose" sounds a little *factitious*. Accidental? Does that mean someone confused his normal dosage of 1 pill/day with 10 pills/hour by accident? That is very unlikely to happen in my opion, so it`s just an attempt to cover the truth by using impersonal words. IMHO this is really sad as a suicide is a suicide and not an accident.
Just curious...but, why did you want to know?Take care,
Micha
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