Surdose

A surdose (or overdose ) is the catch, accidental or not, of an unspecified product in quantity higher than the bearable amount limiting by the organization, which modifies the Homéostasie of it by causing various Symptôme S which can go, in the extreme cases, until the Mort of the subject.

The use of the term “surdose” implies that there exists a sure proportioning, this is why this term generally refers to the Médicament S or the Drogue S, not with the Poison S, even if a surdose can be under consideration like a Empoisonnement.

One in the case of speaks about surdose taken Médicament S (often following an erroneous reading of the note), products Stupéfiant S, but also in the event of ingestion of alcohol or all Aliment which can have an effect Toxique.

Symptoms and diagnosis

The symptoms of a surdose can take various forms:

a disproportionate action compared to the normal effect (somnolence for Antiépileptique S, Hypoglycemia for insulin, etc);
other effects because of the chemical properties of the product (Acidosis for Aspirine, etc);
nonspecific symptoms concerned with disorders of the central Nervous system (confusion, giddiness, nausea, vomiting).

The diagnosis is generally Net if the product is known, but proves more difficult if the person cannot or does not want to say about which substance it is. The symptoms or a blood analysis often help with the diagnosis.

Overdose and Drug

There exist some rare cases of overdose of drug aiming the Suicide intentionally. But it should be stressed that many overdoses of drug are Empoisonnement S due either to the products of cut, or to mixtures (voluntary or not) between products having the same effects and who thus will be reinforced in their action.

The overdoses of drug often occur following periods of Abstinence or in the Polytoxicomanie S (where the effects of the products are reinforced).

Statistics

In France, the deaths by surdoses noted by the police force over one year are in constant fall, passing from 564 in 1994 with 89 in 2003. In 2003,39% of these deaths were due to the Héroïne, 31% with the consumption of Médicament S, 11% with the Cocaïne and 10% with the Ecstasy.

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