He said that terms such as “severe” and “impending” have a different meaning to a doctor than they would to a layperson and suggest to him a person is about to immediately stop breathing or die — which were not his diagnosis of McClain.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/courts/elijah-mcclain-cause-of-death-vomiting/article_99083079-79df-524b-b81c-78e81dfcc4cd.html

Some stop breathing, because opiates tell the body to slow down, reducing their oxygen supply.

Source: https://macleans.ca/society/what-is-xylazine-the-dangerous-new-drug-fuelling-canadas-opioid-crisis/

The pressure of the air keeps your throat open so you don’t stop breathing.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-11950407/DR-MICHAEL-MOSLEY-hidden-sleep-disorder-make-women-feel-tired-day.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

They said after Rowan’s birth they were shown a video telling parents not to shake their baby - but nothing about what to do if they choke or stop breathing.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/baby-cpr-cot-death-child-instructions-b2337693.html