1. Steven Murphy on New theory as to why some people die during sleep
    Steven Murphy Steven Murphy United States says:
    June 20, 2015 at 9:57 PM

    "Heroin makes someone calm and a little bit sleepy, when asleep your respiratory drive shuts down," said Dr. Karen Drexler, director of the addiction psychiatry residency training program and an associate professor in Emory University's psychiatry and behavioral sciences department.

    "Usually when you are sleeping, your body naturally remembers to breathe. In the case of a heroin overdose, you fall asleep and essentially your body forgets."

    A heroin overdose can also cause your blood pressure to dip significantly and cause your heart to fail.

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