You can die from alcohol poisoning, right?

I got into an argument with my dad a while back and I was telling him how alcohol kills over 100,000 people a year, other drugs kill more people, and marijuana kills 0. Then he started saying "well theyre just using data from people who got in accidents and stuff, because no ones ever died from alcohol poisoning"

Now my dads usually a smart guy. So I cant just automatically say he's wrong when he says something. But You can actually die from drinking too much alcohol, right? Like your CNS shuts off and you just die? Cuz my dad seems to think otherwise and I always thought you could.

yes, you can die from alcohol poisoning

Yep, you sure can. Your dad is an idiot, nothing personal.

Yeah i knew it. My dad doesnt seem to beleive that people die from smoking too much marijuana. And that it gives you lung cancer. Of course, smoking cigs and weed can get you cancer but not just weed. But the weed can contribute I guess... and he doesnt beleive me about why it is illegal, either. About how American's didnt like immigrants from mexico who smoked, so they made it illegal so mexicans would be like aw man i dont wanna go to america if you cant smoke weed. I bet if i could get my dad to beleive those then hed be all for me smoking

Yeah you go into a coma and die.

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Originally Posted by ibreakthings

My dad doesnt seem to beleive that people die from smoking too much marijuana.

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You want to rephrase that? No-one has ever died from smoking too much cannabis, the LD50 of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is far too high die from smoking it.

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Originally Posted by Wikipedia.org

If this were scaled up to an adult human, the lethal dose would be between approximately 50 and 86 g for a 68 kg (150 lb) person. This would be equivalent to 1-1.8 kg of marijuana with a 5% THC content (roughly average) taken orally (much more if smoked).

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Enough of anything can kill you. SOme things require more to kill than others though. Weed requires an absolute shitload to kill you. I dont think your stomach could hold the amount of thc thatd kill you

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Originally Posted by DataMatrix

You want to rephrase that? No-one has ever died from smoking too much cannabis, the LD50 of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is far too high die from smoking it.

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Yeah yeah my bad I wrote that wrong. He doesnt seem to think that no one has died from smoking too much weed.

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Originally Posted by ibreakthings

Yeah yeah my bad I wrote that wrong. He doesnt seem to think that no one has died from smoking too much weed.

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Thats not true. I died from using cannabis. I got high and fell off a bridge onto the highway.

This isnt really me typing. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

i heard on some thing the other day....i cant remember what it was on....but anyway
cigs and alcohol kill more people than, every other drug put together X1000...

i thought that was pretty crazy....

Tell your Father, the next time your friend gets really sick from being drunk, you're not gonna take him to the hospital for alcohol poisoning because "your father" said it's impossible to die from it.

Then ask him why people stay in the hospital for a couple of nights because they had to get their stomach pumped to get the alcohol out.

ya I almost died from booze twice in junior high lol(don't really drink no more) memorie ALL the facts before you argue with your dad...Presidents grew it,Mark Twain smoked it,there is sooo many plusses to weed

ya my sister got it before prolly almost got it last night she drank a liter of vodka by herself

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Originally Posted by 187

ya my sister got it before prolly almost got it last night she drank a liter of vodka by herself

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she needs to get laid.

You could pass out and choke on your own vomit... hence why you put passed out people on their front/recovery position. lol :)

Yeah, your Dad really does need to think about what he's saying in future, to tell his own kid that you can't die from excessive alcohol consumption is just fucking stupid.

Dude, yeah ... alcohol poisoning has killed thousands, and kills thousands more every year. Especially at colleges. It's so much more dangerous than pot.

[align=center]One bottle of whisky is enough to kill a person. Five bottles in one hour kills pretty much everyone.

You need to eat 1 - to 1.8 kilograms of marijuana to induce death. To die from smoking it would take five times as much.[/align]

These are irrevocable facts. These are facts. And we're still selling firewater by outlawing the bong?

Your dad is indoctrinated, forgive him. Also, obey him. You're probably a minor.

plus after the first pound of weed youd forget that you were even smoking, so in my eyes its impossible to die from smoking weed

is that a real question seriously

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Originally Posted by ibreakthings

I got into an argument with my dad a while back and I was telling him how alcohol kills over 100,000 people a year, other drugs kill more people, and marijuana kills 0. Then he started saying "well theyre just using data from people who got in accidents and stuff, because no ones ever died from alcohol poisoning"

Now my dads usually a smart guy. So I cant just automatically say he's wrong when he says something. But You can actually die from drinking too much alcohol, right? Like your CNS shuts off and you just die? Cuz my dad seems to think otherwise and I always thought you could.

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yea hes completely wrong

im pretty sure a blood-alcohol level of .3 or over can be deadly

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Originally Posted by ibreakthings

Yeah i knew it. My dad doesnt seem to beleive that people die from smoking too much marijuana. And that it gives you lung cancer. Of course, smoking cigs and weed can get you cancer but not just weed. But the weed can contribute I guess... and he doesnt beleive me about why it is illegal, either. About how American's didnt like immigrants from mexico who smoked, so they made it illegal so mexicans would be like aw man i dont wanna go to america if you cant smoke weed. I bet if i could get my dad to beleive those then hed be all for me smoking

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First, yes you can die from an alcohol overdose very easily. I happens at almost every university and college in the country at least once a year. Chug a fifth of hard liquor, pass out, and either stop breathing or choke to death on your own vomit. On a lighter note, there have been some recent studies that suggest that marijuana does not cause cancer of any kind and can actually reduce the damage done by smoking cigarettes. And apparently, people who smoke both are less likely to get lung cancer than those who smoke only cigarettes.

So much for the DARE program.

You would have to smoke that 1-1.8kg in under 30 minutes and you would probably cough lots so that would slow down the smoking. You would probably pass out/fall asleep after the first pound or two.

I've been trying to drink myself to death, but i always fall asleep first damn

Ya, alcohol poisoning, I think someone said it here ;)

Not only that, drinking alcohol has long term effects as well. Cancer of the Pancreas (sp?), Liver, Prostate, Bowels, Stomach, etc...Severe damage to the Liver and Pancreas, not too mention everytime you drink, you are killing brain cells that DO NOT recover, unlike smoking MJ, where your brain cells don't die (in moderation), they just slow down.

Let me guess, your dad is an American and an alcoholic? No offense, but I see someone who hasn't shaved in months, wearing a flannel coat, slurring his words, spitting everywhere, saying booze is good for you because The Man says so. Again, no offense :)

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Originally Posted by Nochowderforyou

Ya, alcohol poisoning, I think someone said it here ;)

Not only that, drinking alcohol has long term effects as well. Cancer of the Pancreas (sp?), Liver, Prostate, Bowels, Stomach, etc...Severe damage to the Liver and Pancreas, not too mention everytime you drink, you are killing brain cells that DO NOT recover, unlike smoking MJ, where your brain cells don't die (in moderation), they just slow down.

Let me guess, your dad is an American and an alcoholic? No offense, but I see someone who hasn't shaved in months, wearing a flannel coat, slurring his words, spitting everywhere, saying booze is good for you because The Man says so. Again, no offense :)

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Actually your brain/liver do repair themselves unless you are an alcoholic with cirrhosis (where cells can no longer repair due to alcoholism).

Brain cells don't slow down, the signals carried through do.

But when tetrahydrocannabinol is a stimulant, how can your brain cells 'slow down'?

I'm not implying that cannabis does cause brain damage, i'm just correcting you.

you would pass out after the first ounce

Your Dad Sucks. . . . .

DONKEY DICK!!

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Originally Posted by LOVElife

Your Dad Sucks. . . . .

DONKEY DICK!!

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C'mon, man, at least they're talking about it.

I think I'm gonna research donkey pussy to see if that looks any good.

Actually my dad is a smart guy, he works for a computer company. He drinks every once in a while ie holidays, and even then he will barely have a beer or 2. And he always shaved. But if I didnt know my dad, thatd prolly be the image I'd have of him too. He just doesn't want me to get in trouble with the police or anything and he also just doesn't know his facts.

Tell him to watch the news for a few days/read the paper and see how many drunk driving deaths and alcohol related poisonings he sees. And assuming that probably twice (?) as many people drink than people who smoke have him double the amount of weed-related deaths he sees. Actually have him estimate that 1,000 times more people drink than smoke. Because you'll still be right. In a week, I can almost guarentee you no one will die of high driving or smoking too much and a few people will die of drunk driving.

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Originally Posted by bonsaiguy

First, yes you can die from an alcohol overdose very easily. I happens at almost every university and college in the country at least once a year. Chug a fifth of hard liquor, pass out, and either stop breathing or choke to death on your own vomit. On a lighter note, there have been some recent studies that suggest that marijuana does not cause cancer of any kind and can actually reduce the damage done by smoking cigarettes. And apparently, people who smoke both are less likely to get lung cancer than those who smoke only cigarettes.

So much for the DARE program.

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yes your father is wrong about dieing from alcohol, you can die from it.

and bonsaiguy, there is still a risk of getting cancer through smoking marijuana(just from the carcinogens in smoke), for example: the native alaskan populations stomach cancer rate increased dramatically after they were indroduced to smoking their food instead of drying it for preservation

but, with marijuana there is an extremely low risk of getting cancer