alcohol poisoning

Linkey · 08-01-2008, 02:04 AM

my friend went to the hospital tonight after drinking way too much vodka. he was completely unresponsive at the time, but he is going to be fine now. anyways it scared the shit out of me.

discuss

GirlsHateMe · 08-01-2008, 02:36 AM

ive had to carry a girl i dont know to a car while she was having some kind of episode,
not a wise choice for the feet, i got nailed in the balls, i was on a bunch of xanax and the girl i was with walked into a glass door...

good times....

SpankyMcLankey · 08-01-2008, 05:30 AM

^Uhh, what. the. fuck?

Yeah man, I've had a few classmates comes close with a .34-.38. Fucking retards. For some reason it doesn't seam to effect people as much as you would think it would. Keep an eye on him for awhile.

Prophet Saddam · 08-01-2008, 06:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Linkey

my friend went to the hospital tonight after drinking way too much vodka. he was completely unresponsive at the time, but he is going to be fine now. anyways it scared the shit out of me.

discuss

were you with him while he was drinking? more information...

how much did he drink, and how big of a kid is he?

all_toked_up · 08-01-2008, 11:37 AM

happened to a kid i went to school with too. he blacked out and went into a coma and shit. spent a few days in the hospital. bad stuff man.

people need to be careful when drinking!

Ziggy Fry · 08-06-2008, 12:43 AM

That reminds me of the time when I got thc poisoning.

Oh wait...

Weed > Alcohol

Sin.Ziggy.

Prophet Saddam · 08-06-2008, 01:07 AM

weed is awesome like that. never had marijuana poisoning, although i have been pretty high before

SmokeSomeDoja · 08-06-2008, 03:12 AM

been there, done that...

Plissken · 08-06-2008, 09:02 AM

Happened to a friend of mine too actually. He had to spend a day in the hospital and get his stomach pumped and all. That was a while ago though, back in high school when we thought we could drink anything but we really knew nothing about drinking.

Lloydy · 08-06-2008, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ziggy Fry

That reminds me when I got thc poisoning.

Oh wait...

Weed > Alcohol

Sin.Ziggy.

pffft, weed is nowhear near as much fun as alcohol

OldMan&TheWeed · 08-07-2008, 05:36 PM

Many people still think of alcohol as a harmless drug. While marijuana use carries with it some potential risks (like going to jail and losing your job) at least no one has ever been recorded as dying from "hemp poisoning."

OldMan&TheWeed · 08-07-2008, 05:52 PM

"About half of the nearly 20 million people with alcohol dependence in the United States seem to be free of cognitive impairments. However, the remaining half has neuropsychological difficulties ranging from mild to severe. It is estimated that two million will develop permanent and debilitating conditions that require lifetime custodial care. Alcohol-related brain injury is more likely to occur if a person drinks heavily on a regular basis over many years but also likely to occur over a short period of time if the drinker is aggressive enough. This can be known as 'binge drinking', which means drinking more than six drinks at a time."
Alcohol and Health: Alcohol Dependence and the Brain

Now Compare that to recent studies that try to link marijuana use with brain damage:

A new study released in early June 2008 suggested that use of more than 5 joints/day for more than 10 years (average of 20 years) caused shrinkage of the hippocampus and the amygdala in the brain. The hippocampus of the cannabis users was 12% smaller, and the amygdala was 7.1% smaller. The cannabis users also did poorer on a word recall test.

Nadia Solowij of Australia was involved in this study, and her studies, for whatever reason, almost always find serious harm from cannabis, even at low doses (see below).

However, three other studies found no hippocampal damage from cannabis. An MRI study from 2005 of very heavy cannabis users who had used cannabis on average of 20,100 times found no damage to the hippocampus at all. A study of cannabis-using young adults from 2006 found no damage to the hippocampus, or to any other structure. And a third study also found no hippocampal damage.

The study of users from 2006 also found no damage to the amygdala. This study actually found that the hippocampus-amygdala was 5% larger in the cannabis users than in the non-users, but the difference was not thought to be significant.

For what it is worth, 15-18 year olds with alcohol abuse (extremely common at that age) and alcohol dependence also showed hippocampal shrinkage. Even chronic stress such as is seen in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder causes shrinkage of the hippocampus. Such shrinkage is also a completely normal part of aging for all humans, and probably becomes apparent first around age 40.

Man in Black · 08-07-2008, 07:32 PM

highanddry · 08-07-2008, 09:51 PM

I doubt he's going to be "fine".. maybe in the short run

GirlsHateMe · 08-08-2008, 03:37 AM

dude i weigh like 250 and i get drunk pretty easy

08-01-2008, 02:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
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Ziggy Fry This is not a pipe. Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: 45°22'21.80 N 85°58'18.03 W Posts: 401 Thanks: 115 Thanked 62 Times in 50 Posts	That reminds me of the time when I got thc poisoning. Oh wait... Weed > Alcohol Sin.Ziggy. Last edited by Ziggy Fry; 08-08-2008 at 03:23 PM.

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SpankyMcLankey YaHookan Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,075 Thanks: 145 Thanked 95 Times in 86 Posts	^Uhh, what. the. fuck? Yeah man, I've had a few classmates comes close with a .34-.38. Fucking retards. For some reason it doesn't seam to effect people as much as you would think it would. Keep an eye on him for awhile.

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all_toked_up The Forbidden plant Join Date: May 2006 Location: So. Ill Posts: 1,077 Thanks: 38 Thanked 38 Times in 33 Posts	happened to a kid i went to school with too. he blacked out and went into a coma and shit. spent a few days in the hospital. bad stuff man. people need to be careful when drinking!

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Plissken YaHookan Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 115 Thanks: 9 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Happened to a friend of mine too actually. He had to spend a day in the hospital and get his stomach pumped and all. That was a while ago though, back in high school when we thought we could drink anything but we really knew nothing about drinking.

08-07-2008, 05:36 PM	#11 (permalink)
OldMan&TheWeed The Old Man and the Weed Join Date: May 2006 Location: The West Posts: 1,494 Thanks: 21 Thanked 175 Times in 96 Posts	Many people still think of alcohol as a harmless drug. While marijuana use carries with it some potential risks (like going to jail and losing your job) at least no one has ever been recorded as dying from "hemp poisoning." __________________ The above story is a work of fiction and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.

08-07-2008, 05:52 PM	#12 (permalink)
OldMan&TheWeed The Old Man and the Weed Join Date: May 2006 Location: The West Posts: 1,494 Thanks: 21 Thanked 175 Times in 96 Posts	"About half of the nearly 20 million people with alcohol dependence in the United States seem to be free of cognitive impairments. However, the remaining half has neuropsychological difficulties ranging from mild to severe. It is estimated that two million will develop permanent and debilitating conditions that require lifetime custodial care. Alcohol-related brain injury is more likely to occur if a person drinks heavily on a regular basis over many years but also likely to occur over a short period of time if the drinker is aggressive enough. This can be known as 'binge drinking', which means drinking more than six drinks at a time." Alcohol and Health: Alcohol Dependence and the Brain Now Compare that to recent studies that try to link marijuana use with brain damage: A new study released in early June 2008 suggested that use of more than 5 joints/day for more than 10 years (average of 20 years) caused shrinkage of the hippocampus and the amygdala in the brain. The hippocampus of the cannabis users was 12% smaller, and the amygdala was 7.1% smaller. The cannabis users also did poorer on a word recall test. Nadia Solowij of Australia was involved in this study, and her studies, for whatever reason, almost always find serious harm from cannabis, even at low doses (see below). However, three other studies found no hippocampal damage from cannabis. An MRI study from 2005 of very heavy cannabis users who had used cannabis on average of 20,100 times found no damage to the hippocampus at all. A study of cannabis-using young adults from 2006 found no damage to the hippocampus, or to any other structure. And a third study also found no hippocampal damage. The study of users from 2006 also found no damage to the amygdala. This study actually found that the hippocampus-amygdala was 5% larger in the cannabis users than in the non-users, but the difference was not thought to be significant. For what it is worth, 15-18 year olds with alcohol abuse (extremely common at that age) and alcohol dependence also showed hippocampal shrinkage. Even chronic stress such as is seen in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder causes shrinkage of the hippocampus. Such shrinkage is also a completely normal part of aging for all humans, and probably becomes apparent first around age 40. __________________ The above story is a work of fiction and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental. Last edited by OldMan&TheWeed; 08-07-2008 at 05:55 PM.

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highanddry YaHookan Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 706 Thanks: 63 Thanked 54 Times in 37 Posts	I doubt he's going to be "fine".. maybe in the short run

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GirlsHateMe Swiched Teams Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Half-Way Home Posts: 2,942 Thanks: 141 Thanked 131 Times in 104 Posts	dude i weigh like 250 and i get drunk pretty easy __________________

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