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.
Medications for Opioid Overdose. What is Opioid Overdose: Opioid overdose occurs when larger quantities of opioid-based drugs (including morphine, heroin, and oxycodone) are taken than are physically tolerated. Opioid overdose can lead to a loss of alertness, or unconsciousness.