[moldyguts]

Not sure if this is worth posting but I found it interesting.

Mike Stollings’ son Jeramie was 20 years old when he passed away earlier this week. Jeramie was a new father to a 10-month-old son named Asher, and he had recently gotten a new job.

He had had a problem with drugs for years – as his father puts it, he had had a “relationship” with LSD, which he was very public about. He was not so open about his love of Dextromethorphan, an ingredient in over-the-counter cough and cold medicines.

It was this “relationship” which led to his untimely death this week, and Stollings told WHIO that he is racked with guilt and grief.

“I’ll spend the rest of my days on this earth racking my brain trying to figure out what I should have done differently,” he said.
But he’s taking a proactive approach, trying to get others – Jeramie’s friends, classmates, and complete strangers – to learn from this experience in the hope that his son’s death can stop others from cutting short their lives.

Stollings posted this blunt message to Facebook on Wednesday, paired with the image of Jeramie, who had just arrived at the funeral home.

In the message, Stollings asks that people get help, any way they can – even from him, even if they don’t know him personally. He later spoke with WHIO about why he shared it:

“Just brutal, cold, reality. People need to see that. This stuff’s not just fun and games and feeling good and going out with your buddies. Too many times, it turns into this. People need to see that.”
Stollings’ message has clearly made an impact on people – as of this writing, it has been shared over 5,800 times.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Jeramie’s family and friends.

http://www.ijreview.com/2014/11/1994...ntimely-death/

[Jere]

drugs... i've lost several family members to that crap.

[Rednose]

Well some have to learn the hard way.
Almost every drug user will tell you he knows his limits.
A sad story will not stop them doing drugs, sadly.

[FearsMuse]

I think some people could be shown their own corpse on a slab and they still wouldn't quit. A sad story.

[corpsehands]

Originally Posted by Jere ↗

drugs... i've lost several family members to that crap.

The world has lost many good people to drugs.

[dreamsneverend]

LSD doesn't do that though...

[Sharon]

Mixing cough mixture and LSD together may have killed him

Overdoses. There have been several fatal overdoses associated with pure DXM powder, which is sometimes sold on the Internet. High amounts can shut down the central nervous system. There’s another sort of overdose risk, too. Combination cold and flu drugs often contain a number of other active ingredients – other cough suppressants, decongestants, antihistamines, and painkillers. When taken at high doses, these other drugs – like the pain killer acetaminophen – can be quite toxic. They can cause liver damage, heart attack, stroke, and death.

Impairment. One serious risk of DXM abuse is that people will injure themselves while high, says Levine. The altered consciousness, impaired vision, and hallucinations can lead to irrational and dangerous behavior. For example, in 2003, a 14-year-old Colorado boy who was high on DXM was killed while trying to cross a highway.

Combined effects with other substances. According to studies, abusing OTC medicines is associated with a higher risk of abusing alcohol or illicit drugs. DXM is often a gateway drug, says James E. Lessenger, MD, who has studied OTC medicine abuse in California. Once kids get comfortable with it, they move on to illegal drugs, he says. Unsurprisingly, in all of the emergency room visits related to non-medical DXM use, more than a third of the people had also been drinking. Compounding the effects of DXM with other substances increases the risks. For instance, when DXM is taken with ecstasy, the risk of potentially fatal overheating is possible.

[kellyhound]

way too young but shouldn't be doing drugs at all esp. if you start a family.

[hardy-harr]

good post. sad story

[kustom80]

Selfish prick, shouldn't have had a child who now has to grow up without a father.