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.

MeSH information

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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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Drug Overdose" by people in this website by year, and whether "Drug Overdose" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 100 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 10 publications in 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
1997	1	1	2
1999	2	1	3
2000	0	1	1
2001	0	1	1
2002	0	1	1
2003	0	1	1
2004	0	2	2
2005	1	2	3
2007	1	2	3
2009	0	1	1
2010	0	4	4
2011	0	3	3
2012	0	3	3
2013	0	3	3
2014	1	0	1
2015	3	0	3
2016	1	1	2
2017	3	5	8
2018	4	2	6
2019	5	1	6
2020	8	1	9
2021	10	0	10
2022	9	0	9
2023	6	1	7
2024	5	2	7

Below are the most recent publications written about "Drug Overdose" by people in Profiles.

Dicker F, Lothet E, Schwarz E, Aldy K, Brent J, Wax P, Culbreth R, Campleman S, Krotulski A, Logan B, Amaducci A, Judge B, Levine M, Calello D, Shulman J, Hughes A, Hendrickson RG, Meaden CW, Manini AF. Tramadol as a fentanyl adulterant: Prevalence and management in a ToxIC Fentalog study prospective cohort. Am J Emerg Med. 2025 Mar; 89:169-173.

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Culbreth RE, Wax P, Brent J, Aldy K, Campleman S, Weiss ST, Falise AM, Sutphin A, Krotulski A, Manini AF. Factors Associated with Attempted Suicide Among Emergency Department Patients with Nonfatal Opioid Overdose. Subst Use Misuse. 2025; 60(4):496-503.

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Bazazi AR, Low P, Gomez BO, Snyder H, Hom JK, Soran CS, Zevin B, Mason M, Graterol J, Coffin PO. Overdose from Unintentional Fentanyl Use when Intending to Use a Non-opioid Substance: An Analysis of Medically Attended Opioid Overdose Events. J Urban Health. 2024 Apr; 101(2):245-251.

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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 Jul; 84(1):20-28.

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Bowles JM, Copulsky EC, Reed MK. Media framing xylazine as a "zombie drug" is amplifying stigma onto people who use drugs. Int J Drug Policy. 2024 Mar; 125:104338.

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Reed MK, Borne E, Esteves Camacho T, Kelly M, Rising KL. Recommendations from people who use drugs in Philadelphia, PA about structuring point-of-care drug checking. Harm Reduct J. 2024 01 30; 21(1):26.

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Perlov NM, Shah SS, Bluj J, Urdang ZD, Chiffer RC. The Effect of Postoperative Naloxone in Certain Otolaryngologic Surgeries. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 May; 170(5):1289-1295.

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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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