▲ 105 ▼ What's good in small concentrations, but lethal in higher? What's a glaring red flag you're encroaching on a lethal concentration? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by ilex@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 127 comments fedilink hide all child comments Like Fluoride or Oxygen.
[–] TheLordHumungus@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (3 children) Nicotine, small doses can be okay, but large doses and it's really lethal permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] fubo@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago Many plant-based drugs, including nicotine, originated as natural insecticides: the plant uses them to make itself poisonous to insects that would eat it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JoBo@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago But impossible to overdose by voluntary inhalation. Just don't eat, drink or inject lethal doses and you'll be fine. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ilex@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I'm not sure bout that. I know they say it, but on many occasions I've taken 80+mg orally in a day. Lethal dose is supposed to be 60. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] alias@artemis.camp 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ld50 is usually in units per kg, so unless you are a pixie, 90 is well under that number. Remember that the ld50 is lethal for 50% of people (healthy adults? Something like that.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ilex@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 2 years ago Ld50 is not something I knew about when I asked. I'll pay more attention next time I see some info on it. I'm not abusing nicotine cessation products as much so my interest in researching it has waned. I'm learning more than I thought I would from this question. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fubo@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago Many plant-based drugs, including nicotine, originated as natural insecticides: the plant uses them to make itself poisonous to insects that would eat it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JoBo@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago But impossible to overdose by voluntary inhalation. Just don't eat, drink or inject lethal doses and you'll be fine. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ilex@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I'm not sure bout that. I know they say it, but on many occasions I've taken 80+mg orally in a day. Lethal dose is supposed to be 60. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] alias@artemis.camp 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ld50 is usually in units per kg, so unless you are a pixie, 90 is well under that number. Remember that the ld50 is lethal for 50% of people (healthy adults? Something like that.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ilex@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 2 years ago Ld50 is not something I knew about when I asked. I'll pay more attention next time I see some info on it. I'm not abusing nicotine cessation products as much so my interest in researching it has waned. I'm learning more than I thought I would from this question. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] alias@artemis.camp 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ld50 is usually in units per kg, so unless you are a pixie, 90 is well under that number. Remember that the ld50 is lethal for 50% of people (healthy adults? Something like that.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ilex@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 2 years ago Ld50 is not something I knew about when I asked. I'll pay more attention next time I see some info on it. I'm not abusing nicotine cessation products as much so my interest in researching it has waned. I'm learning more than I thought I would from this question. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ilex@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 2 years ago Ld50 is not something I knew about when I asked. I'll pay more attention next time I see some info on it. I'm not abusing nicotine cessation products as much so my interest in researching it has waned. I'm learning more than I thought I would from this question. permalink fedilink source parent