Q: Can 1999mg of meth kill a 9 year old child? Because cps removed my kids nov,26,2018 from school . And has not let me see
They also put my youngest in a crazy house and failed to tell me anything until 3 days later
A:
That is more than enough to kill an adult, especially an adult with no tolerance.
A blood concentration of between 1 and 4 milligrams of methamphetamine per deciliter of blood is considered lethal. A child over age 5 has about 4.5 liters of blood, which converts to 45 deciliters. So the lethal dose for a child is 45mg to 100mg in the blood. However, methods of ingestion other than direct injection will not result in a 1 to 1 blood level.
The TDLO (lowest confirmed lethal dose) for methamphetamine in humans is 0.21 mg/kg. The average 9 year old has a mass of 28.1 kilograms. Therefore, the TDLO for the average 9 year old is 5.9mg.
It is probably safe to assume that a 9 year old child is not a user and has no tolerance.
Methamphetamine is used to treat ADHD but the starting dose for a 9 year-old is only 5mg and the maximum daily dose is 25mg. It is considered unsafe in any dose for children under 6.
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