Drug Overdose

"Drug Overdose" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Accidental or deliberate use of a medication or street drug in excess of normal dosage.

Descriptor ID	D062787
MeSH Number(s)	C25.775.383 E02.319.306.500.500
Concept/Terms	Drug Overdose Drug Overdose Drug Overdoses Overdose, Drug Overdoses, Drug

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Drug Overdose".

Diseases [C]
Chemically-Induced Disorders [C25]
Substance-Related Disorders [C25.775]
Drug Overdose [C25.775.383]
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Drug Therapy [E02.319]
Drug Misuse [E02.319.306]
Prescription Drug Misuse [E02.319.306.500]
Drug Overdose [E02.319.306.500.500]

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Bar chart showing 48 publications over 21 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	1	0	1
1999	1	1	2
2003	0	1	1
2004	0	1	1
2005	0	3	3
2006	0	1	1
2007	1	1	2
2009	0	1	1
2010	0	3	3
2011	0	2	2
2012	0	2	2
2013	0	2	2
2015	1	0	1
2017	1	2	3
2018	1	0	1
2019	4	0	4
2020	5	1	6
2021	4	0	4
2022	2	0	2
2023	4	0	4
2024	1	1	2

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King C, Laynor G, McNeely J, Fawole A, Lee M, Terplan M, Choi S. Strategies to improve delivery of equitable and evidence-informed care for pregnant and birthing people with a substance use disorder in acute care settings: A scoping review protocol. PLoS One. 2024; 19(3):e0300183.

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Perrone J, Haroz R, D'Orazio J, Gianotti G, Love J, Salzman M, Lowenstein M, Thakrar A, Klipp S, Rae L, Reed MK, Sisco E, Wightman R, Nelson LS. National Institute on Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network Meeting Report: Managing Patients Exposed to Xylazine-Adulterated Opioids in Emergency, Hospital and Addiction Care Settings. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 07; 84(1):20-28.

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Kusic DM, Heil J, Zajic S, Brangan A, Dairo O, Heil S, Feigin G, Kacinko S, Buono RJ, Ferraro TN, Rafeq R, Haroz R, Baston K, Bodofsky E, Sabia M, Salzman M, Resch A, Madzo J, Scheinfeldt LB, Issa JJ, Jelinek J. Postmortem toxicology findings from the Camden Opioid Research Initiative. PLoS One. 2023; 18(11):e0292674.

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D'Orazio J, Nelson L, Perrone J, Wightman R, Haroz R. Xylazine Adulteration of the Heroin-Fentanyl Drug Supply : A Narrative Review. Ann Intern Med. 2023 10; 176(10):1370-1376.

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Deutsch SA, De Jong AR. Xylazine Complicating Opioid Ingestions in Young Children. Pediatrics. 2023 01 01; 151(1).

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Fay-Hillier T, Regan RV, Murphy-Parker D. COVID-19 Impact on Teaching Substance Use Disorders: A Nursing Curricular Thread. J Addict Nurs. 2023 Jan-Mar 01; 34(1):64-79.

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Reed MK, Salcedo VJ, Hsiao T, Esteves Camacho T, Salvatore A, Siegler A, Rising KL. Pilot testing fentanyl test strip distribution in an emergency department setting: Experiences, lessons learned, and suggestions from staff. Acad Emerg Med. 2023 06; 30(6):626-635.

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Mohr ALA, Logan BK, Fogarty MF, Krotulski AJ, Papsun DM, Kacinko SL, Huestis MA, Ropero-Miller JD. Reports of Adverse Events Associated with Use of Novel Psychoactive Substances, 2017-2020: A Review. J Anal Toxicol. 2022 Jul 14; 46(6):e116-e185.

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Reich JS, Sethi HK, Sataloff RT. Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss in the Setting of Acute Methamphetamine Overdose. Ear Nose Throat J. 2024 Aug; 103(8):NP491-NP493.

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McGinnis RW, Sztandera L, Ruane J, Vadigepalli R. Analyzing the relationships between city opioid deaths and socioeconomic factors. J Opioid Manag. 2021 Sep-Oct; 17(5):363-382.

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