I think another way that people die from Darvocet OD is repiratory failure. PDR quotes a study that said that something like 20% of Darvocet OD deaths occurred within the 1st hour of consumption, with 5% occurring within the first 15 minutes.

PDR also says something like "Darvocet can cause depression" (I can verify that by experience - it's a gloomy drug) and "Do not prescribe to depressed or suicidal people". Yet, women are sometimes prescribed Darvocet for post-pardum pain. Women already have the risk of post-pardum depression. Unless I'm missing something, it seems that Darvocet would be the one pain med. not to prescribe to a woman who has just given birth.

Needles to say, I am not in awe of some doctor's wisdom (someone has to graduate at the bottome of the class).