Emergency care for paracetamol abuse
Recently, singer MiA made fans worried when sharing about having to be hospitalized for emergency treatment for drug abuse. The female singer said that she often has headaches, so she always has headaches in her body. She took a vien every day because she saw quick results.
However, on March 9, MiA took a heavier dose, with 5 pills not long apart, leading to a hospital emergency hospitalization. The doctor concluded that she had liver failure due to drug abuse.
"From now on, I will leave it. Normally, children often have headaches, so buy headache medicine in advance. Sometimes I drink it every day because I often have a headache. Drinking it is effective immediately, so it is very enjoyable, often overused.
So yesterday, I had a headache and wanted to get diarrhea, so I ordered 2 capsules. The back pain was still 3 more pills. So he gave me an emergency. The doctor's test showed that he had liver failure due to overuse of headache medication. From now on, I will never dare to touch it again. Say goodbye" - singer MiA hu via shared.
On the evening of March 11, right after being discharged from the hospital, singer MiA updated her health status to fans.
"Thank you everyone for your attention in the past few days and for calling to share with MiA. Currently, MiA is alert. His health is not the same as before, but MiA will constantly try to listen to the doctor to treat all diseases, so that he can return to work in good health. MiA also advises young people who are experiencing MiA-like conditions not to abuse drugs but to eat and practice sports to be healthy" - the female singer advised.
Abusing paracetamol - mistaken for a hundred-vingt-a-side goal
From the incident of singer MiA, there needs to be necessary knowledge about the common drug paracetamol. Accordingly, paracetamol is a very popular pain reliever and fever reducer. The danger is that this drug can be easily purchased at any pharmacy without a doctor's prescription.
Many people use this drug entirely based on habits without complying with or having any instructions from a doctor. Therefore, the risk of poisoning or even death from the drug is very high if used incorrectly.
Although there are no exact statistics, there have been many cases of liver poisoning, liver failure, and even death from paracetamol use. These cases are mainly caused by patients using them without predicting the harmful effects of the drug.
When entering the body, paracetamol will enter the blood and be metabolized in the liver. During that metabolism, it produces many substances, including a substance that is harmful to the liver (N-acetylbenzoquinonimin).
When taking paracetamol, the liver must mobilize glutathion to neutralize this drug. However, when overdose is used, the liver cannot mobilize enough glutathion to neutralize the drug, the liver-harmful N-acetylbenzoquinonimin will increase beyond the tolerance level and cause poisoning...
That is the reason why taking a high dose of paracetamol or when liver function is impaired can lead to liver poisoning, liver cell destruction.
