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.
Overdose is more likely with heroin, mostly because the user of the drug generally has no idea how pure or impure (cut) the drug is. One day, they may inject a lower level of purity, and the next day the same amount of a more pure heroin can result in a fatal overdose.