overdoses
Takes too much
Overdoses is the plural of overdose—an excessive and dangerous amount of a drug or medication taken at once.
The word typically implies harm or death: Emergency rooms see overdoses every night.
It also functions as a verb in third person: She overdoses on caffeine every morning suggests habitual excess, usually figurative and hyperbolic.
Opioid overdose antidote
- NarcanBranded opioid antagonist spray
- antidoteSubstance neutralizing harmful agents
- resuscitationRestoring vital functions
- emergencySerious sudden danger
hospitalization · intubation · charcoal · toxicology · serum levels · monitoring · ICU · treatment
Receptor-binding pain relievers
- fentanylSynthetic pain-blocking compound
- heroinIllegal addictive opiate
- narcoticsDrugs inducing sleep, numbness
- cocaineAddictive stimulant narcotic
meth · benzodiazepines · barbiturates · pills · drugs · painkillers · sedatives · stimulants
Cessation of life
- mortalityState of eventual death
- lethalCausing or capable of death
- fatalityDeath from accident
- casualtyPerson harmed in disaster
coroner · autopsy · toxicology report · accidental · preventable · tragic · epidemic · crisis
Minimizing adverse outcomes pragmatically
- needle exchangeSafe injection supply service
- educationSystematic development of mind
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
Return to former illness
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- dependencyState of needing support
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
rehabilitation · habit · craving · misuse · abuse · escalation · risk · vulnerable
Complete lack of awareness
- comaUnwakeable unconsciousness
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
- cardiac arrestAbrupt cessation of circulation
- hypoxiaInsufficient tissue oxygenation
blue lips · unresponsive · vomiting · confusion · shallow breathing · cold skin · limp · gurgling
naloxone
Opioid overdose antidote
- NarcanBranded opioid antagonist spray
- antidoteSubstance neutralizing harmful agents
- resuscitationRestoring vital functions
emergency · hospitalization · intubation · charcoal · toxicology · serum levels · monitoring · ICU · treatment · intervention
opioids
Receptor-binding pain relievers
- fentanylSynthetic pain-blocking compound
- heroinIllegal addictive opiate
- narcoticsDrugs inducing sleep, numbness
cocaine · meth · benzodiazepines · barbiturates · pills · drugs · painkillers · sedatives · stimulants · depressants
death
Cessation of life
casualty · coroner · autopsy · toxicology report · accidental · preventable · tragic · epidemic · crisis · statistics
harm reduction
Minimizing adverse outcomes pragmatically
- needle exchangeSafe injection supply service
- educationSystematic development of mind
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
intervention · screening · monitoring · prescription guidelines · outreach
relapse
Return to former illness
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- dependencyState of needing support
- withdrawalAct of taking away
recovery · rehabilitation · habit · craving · misuse · abuse · escalation · risk · vulnerable · repeat
unconsciousness
Complete lack of awareness
- comaUnwakeable unconsciousness
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
- cardiac arrestAbrupt cessation of circulation
hypoxia · blue lips · unresponsive · vomiting · confusion · shallow breathing · cold skin · limp · gurgling
- celebritycelebs, stardom, A-list, A-listers, movie stars
- drug overdoseHarmful excess consumption
- overdose treatmentCare for toxic consumption
- heroin overdoseToxic narcotic consumption
- fatal overdoseDeadly quantity of substance
- fentanyl overdoseLethal synthetic narcotic ingestion
- medication overdoseExcessive therapeutic substance consumption