Definition. 1  Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), also called acute respiratory distress syndrome, is a type of lung (pulmonary) failure that may result from any disease that causes large amounts of fluid to collect in the lungs.
I would make up reasons to go to the hospital just so the doctor could prescribe me with lortabs or hydrocodone. No one knew that I was doing this, until the day I tried to commit suicide by mildly overdosing on seven hydrocodone pills. I locked myself in the bathroom and swallowed all seven of them.
Itâs also a bad idea to take someone elseâs pills. Many people who die of overdoses were not taking a drug prescribed for them according to a 2012 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). âOur bodies metabolize opioids differently based on a variety of factors,â Savage said.