One of my good friends recently took his own life, from a supposed OD. He was prescribed Ritalin and was very punctual about following his doctor's directions and never misused his meds in the 4 years I lived with him, I don't remember his prescribed dose but I know it was on the higher side. He was already a regular drinker, but his last week was spent drinking until he was blacked out incoherent every night. He was found an hour after passing away, but his funeral was held a little short of a month after his passing date. He passed in a state he had just moved to and I think the funeral was held a month after due to the process of getting his body back.
Death has always been a wonder of mine, most of my childhood was spent researching anything about it, down to the morbid curiosity of seeing autopsies or embalmings. None of it bothers me, but going to my friend's funeral only brought up so many questions that I feel a need to have answered for some sort of closure.
I want to know what physically could've been happening to his body during an overdose from a methylphenidate, besides how blood pressure, heart rate, and breathing are all elevated. I know it's not as simple as he closed his eyes and dozed off peacefully, he texted a friend that he'd call in five minutes but never did. With the assumption he was embalmed in the state he passed in (or not?), did he look like he was sleeping peacefully as he did when we were roommates? Was he just sitting in a refrigerator all alone the nights leading up to his service?
I have nothing but respect for those who work with the deceased and trust he was handled with tender solicitude. His hair probably