Drugs and Booze?!


Question: Drugs and Booze!?
Alright, so I am at this party the other night, i didnt drink anything!. But one of my friends has family issues!. She got really hammered and thought she should kill herself by attempting to eat a bottle of Tylenol!. My friend was smart enough to smack the pile of wet pills out of her mouth!. So my questions are: how many Tylenols would it take to do permenant damage(when drunk) and is it normal to have these suicidal drunks!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
Tylenol is paracetamol!. The toxic dose of paracetamol varies!. In a normal person it is about 6 grams, which would be about 12 tablets (they usually have about 500mg in each tablet)!.

A lethal dose would be over 10g (20x500mg tablets), but is less with alcohol!. Some manufacturers now limit the number of tablets in a package or bottle to less than the lethal dose!.

Paracetamol overdoses need to be treated within about 8 hours or they will cause irreversible liver damage and death within a few days!. It is not a quick or pleasant way to kill yourself!. Ironically, if you took that dose while drunk, you'd be likely to throw it straight back up anyway!.

No it is absolutely not normal to be a suicidal drunk, even with the family issues you talk of!. Your friend needs some serious help!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

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