Thursday, December 14, 2023

"the dose makes the poison"

It was controlled chaos where security staff was assisting in caring for a person who was out of control, under the influence of disrupting thoughts and perceptions. It appeared as if he had some loss of contact with the reality of the present. We were in different spatial zones.

The medical staff struggled to list the triggers. They were focusing on medication reconciliation and a broad differential with a battery of diagnostics. There must be an iatrogenicity as the sane voice echoed in an insane situation and someone shouted: "Sola dosis facit venenum".

The evaluation found that the green Wednesday brownies in the bag were also stuffed in the stomach to get the desired effect. The rest of the story was proven by a virtual tour of the stomach and an endoscopic lavage. 

To some, the fallacy of  "more is better" ends up with consequences like overdose and intoxication

To others, while pondering upon the Tea Alchemy where a set of steps makes a fantastic cup of tea, know that whether  weed or water, "the dose makes the poison"