"RHF" wrote in message
om...
FD,

Lets Do The Math (LDTM):

Most Common "Oxycodone" Dosage is 40 mg and taken 3-6 Times a Day.
= = = Three to Six Pills a Day. (Maximum of Six Pills.)

Maximum "Oxycodone" Dosage is 160 mg and taken 3-6 Times a Day.
= = = Dosage Factor: 160 mg divided by 40 mg Equals Four Times (4X)

Using your Heron Over Dose Numbers:
= Base Dose 200 mg
= OverDose 1800 mg
= "OD" Factor: Nine Times (9X)

Resulting Conclusion: 216 @ 40 mg Pills
1. Maximum of Six Pills
2. Dosage Factor Equals Four Times (4X)
3. "OD" Factor: Nine Times (9X)
TBL: 6 X 4 X 9 = 216 Pills in a Day should produce an Over Dose.

WOW... "RUSH" YOU DA MAN !
(He Is Still Alive - Wow !)


waef... ~ RHF
= When All Else Fails...
= = Take Off Your Shoes
= = = And Count Your Toes !
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I'm sorry I wasn't clear enough for you. I never intended to imply each
of the supposed hundreds of pills was a narcotic. My original thoughts
are in quotes. :

"The original poster didn't support his claim, but hundreds of pills in
a
weekend aren't inconceiveable."

Note the word "pills" sits bare in the sentance, without any qualifiers.
Rush certainly was taking oxycontin. He's admitted as much. I'm open
to the possiblity he was taking other pills as well. Note the weenie
words "aren't inconceiveable.". I really have no idea how many pills
Rush was taking. Well, I know he was taking more than his doctor wanted
him to.


" It would take a fistful of 10 mg
oxycontin pills to have the kick that one 160 mg pill has. "

This is speculation. I have no idea which pill doses Rush was getting
illegally. The website says 40 mg tablets are the most commonly abused,
but I don't know if drug addicts get real picky about getting a
particular dose. Anyway, if Rush really was taking hundreds of pills
over a weekend, there could have been plenty of less restricted drugs in
the mix.


"I suppose
Rush might have been managing the opiate side effects with other drugs.
Elvis did. "

Again, this is speculation. As I understand, opiates have some nasty
side effects including depressed heart rate, depressed resperation and
constipation. A drug addict may try to counter act these side effects
with other drugs. Anyway, Elvis was the first guy who crossed my mind
when Rush's drug addiction came up in the news.


"Rush might have been downing vitamins and minerals and other
stuff the way bodybuilders and the health food crowd do."

A drug addict may load up on the vitamins and minerals to help fight
liver toxicity. He might even think the more vitamins and minerals, the
better.


This is all speculation. But it's far firmer speculation than the idea
that it would be impossible for Rush to have taken hundreds of pills
over a weekend.

I never claimed that Rush took hundreds of pills over a weekend,
although it's at least possible. I certainly never implied that Rush
took hundreds of oxycontin pills over a weekend. I don't mind making
that point more clear, but I don't know how it got lost in the first
place. This was one of those times I tried to write in clear and
concise English, and I don't think I was particularly murky.

Maybe the point got lost in a language barrier. I took Spanish back in
High School, and I didn't do particularly well. Languages have been
difficult for me. There must be a dozen languages I'd like to learn as
a SWL. Then, after I master those, I might take up "Illustrated
English".

Frank Dresser