How can you tell if a drug overdose is an accident or suicide?

Question by Rocky: How can you tell if a drug overdose is an accident or suicide?
Somebody I know died of a drug overdose from cocaine, morphine, and xanax. It was ruled accidental. How do they know it was not a suicide? The amounts are as follows 0.10 mg/L of alprazolam (xanax), 0.43 mg/L of cocaine, and 0.025 mg/L morphine in the blood. And in the urine was more than 2.0 mg/L of morphine. He also had marijuanna, but it did not contribute to his death.

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Answer by Theophane
Well… When it comes to overdosing on drugs, it is hard to tell.

I would assume there would be suicide note if it was done on purpose… Also, there are usually red flags… for example, did your friend start giving away personal items to people before he died? Things that might have meant something to him, or things that usually cost a lot of money, etc. Did he say things like, “The world would be better off without me…” or “I hate living in this world and I wish it would all just end…” etc.

If things like that did happen, then it is quite possible it was a suicide…

Sorry to hear about your friend.
T.

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