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overdose

1. To administer an excessive dose.

2. An excessive dose.


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... can reach toxic levels. Other vitamins, such as vitamin C are water soluble and will simply be expelled from the body as waste; you cannot overdose on vitamin C (though it is often acidic and may cause some sort of urinary tract infection... but not because it is a vitamin.)

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by jyaron
Fri Aug 14, 2009 2:17 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Is Spirulina really good for our health ?
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Relation between 3 terms.

... guys see any connections between these three terms. Morrison, drugs, positive feedback. I was thinking of Jim Morrison and and how many believe he overdosed on heroin. I've been googling looking to see if the effects of a heroin overdose have anything to do with a positive feedback loop. Do you ...

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by Spiff321
Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:47 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Relation between 3 terms.
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Views: 365

Lethal Emotions in Birds

... I have heard that birds have short, intense emotions. Also, there is a mith(?) that I have heard several times that chickens can die of fright (overdose of adrenaline perhaps?). If I haven't made it clear yet, this isn't an area of expertise for me, so I was hoping someone else could possibly ...

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by Chmeee
Sat Sep 27, 2008 4:57 pm
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Lethal Emotions in Birds
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Views: 728

Re: Why is mixing alcohol with drugs bad?

... most toxins takes a pathway with several contributing enzymes, which are not all available in equal amounts or work at equal efficiencies. You can overdose on acetaminophen because a liver-toxic intermediary accumulates at an enzyme bottleneck. The process is made worse if that bottleneck enzyme ...

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by Darby
Sun Jan 13, 2008 10:13 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Why is mixing alcohol with drugs bad?
Replies: 3
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Why is mixing alcohol with drugs bad?

... increase the likelihood of getting gastrointestinal bleeding... alcohol with NSAID or paracetmol is not a problem for the liver... paracetamol overdose is very toxic to the liver and so is chronic alcohol intake - but don't assume they are connected... paracetamol overdose is short term and ...

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by Revenged
Sun Jan 13, 2008 2:21 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Why is mixing alcohol with drugs bad?
Replies: 3
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