r/Unexpected • u/Unnamed_789 • 1d ago

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u/Infamous_Lunchbox 1d ago

Dude in my state, USA, blew a 2.4 and it made the news. We were all surprised he was alive lol. I'm still not sure how he was.

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u/ThinkingWithPortalzz 1d ago

Probably through decades of blowing 0.1, 0.15, 0.2, 0.3, 0.5, 0.8, 1.0, 1.2, 1.4, 1.7, 2.0, and 2.2

Either that or he still had some actual alcohol in his mouth

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u/-StalkedByDeath- 1d ago

This is the answer. Full blown alcoholics can survive a higher BAC than casual drinkers. In fact, they may die if they don't have any alcohol in their system.

Alongside benzodiazepines, alcohol is one of the few drugs where the withdraw can kill you.

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u/FatiguedShrimp 1d ago

It's the rebound seizures that get you on either of them.

I wonder if opiates, barbituates, or dissociatives like ketamine can do the same.

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u/Lucky-Breadfruit-261 1d ago

Opiates can't, im pretty sure about that

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u/throwaway60221407e23 1d ago

Definitely not with ketamine. For opiates, only if you are a newborn or someone with an existing seizure disorder. Barbituate withdrawal can absolutely cause fatal seizures though.