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Drug overdose
Other namesOverdose, OD, Hotshot, Wasted, Intoxication, Gassed, Medicinal Poisoning
A photograph showing a person who had overdosed
SpecialtyToxicology
SymptomsVary depending on the drug and the amount used
Complications
  • Brain death
  • coma
  • neurological damage
  • heart failure
  • liver failure
  • stroke
  • suicide
Causes
  • Miscalculation
  • Misjudgement
  • Addiction
  • depression
  • anxiety
  • suicidal ideation
  • physical pain
  • stress
Risk factors
  • Trauma
  • physical abuse
  • sexual abuse
  • child abuse
  • bullying
  • intravenous drug use
Differential diagnosis
  • Pulmonary aspiration
  • foreign body aspiration
  • heart attack
  • epilepsy
Treatment
  • Activated charcoal
  • stomach pump
  • antidotes
Fentanyl. 2 mg (white powder to the right) is a lethal dose in most people.[1] US penny is 19 mm (0.75 in) wide.

A drug overdose (overdose or OD) is the ingestion or application of a drug or other substance in quantities much greater than are recommended.[2][3] Typically it is used for cases when a risk to health will potentially result.[2] An overdose may result in a toxic state or death.[3]

  1. ^ Fentanyl. Image 4 of 17. US DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration). See archive with caption: "photo illustration of 2 milligrams of fentanyl, a lethal dose in most people".
  2. ^ a b Definitions Archived February 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on September 20, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Stairway to Recovery: Glossary of Terms" Archived July 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on March 19, 2021

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