overdose
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Declines in overdose fatalities have also contributed to a record high for life expectancy in the U.S., the federal government reported earlier this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
But investigations found he had been accidentally poisoned with an overdose of vitamin D that had been prescribed for growing pains.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
Colby said it is important for people to understand that fentanyl cannot be absorbed through contact, so that they are not fearful to intervene when witnessing an overdose.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
Evidence came from individual patient case reports and animal studies, particularly in severe overdose cases.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 18, 2026
"Then Sandy could not have died of an overdose of lemon juice, which is what I saw Crow put in his flask?"
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
After three years, participants taking GLP-1 drugs experienced a 30% reduction in emergency department visits, a 25% reduction in hospitalizations, a 40% reduction in overdoses, and a 50% reduction in drug-related deaths.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 2026
Lo, life expectancy in the U.S. hit a record in 2024 as death rates for heart disease, cancer, Covid and drug overdoses fell.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
In 2024, the number of fatal overdoses across the US fell by around 25%.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2025
Not only do these medications keep people alive by preventing fatal overdoses, but they also reduce the transmission of hepatitis C and HIV.
From Salon ● May 22, 2025
The medical personnel were trained to handle drug overdoses and minor injuries, and knew very little about cerebral palsy.
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
A spokeswoman for the public defender’s office, which represented the two other teens who overdosed that day, said she could not comment on how their clients got sick.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
In July 2021, after Deputy Zachary Cotton reversed several overdoses using the opioid blocker Narcan, some deputies harangued him for saving the people who had overdosed.
From New York Times ● May 29, 2024
A lot of the pieces of the county’s transformation, including aggressive outreach to people who had overdosed, were in place nearly four years ago, when an overdose put Johnson at the edge of death.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2023
His attorneys declined to comment, but one defense lawyer, Seymour Amster, previously said Buck denied any role in the deaths of Moore or Timothy Dean, 55, who overdosed Jan. 7.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 30, 2019
The girl has been overdosed with sentimentality and doleful strains.
From A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and Others by Schayer, Julia Thompson von Stosch
"In the future, there will come a time when we will provide multi-supplements tailored to each individual. There will be no need to worry about overdosing," concludes Prof. Fukui.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 2, 2024
Fire Department paramedics arrived, Morales told them the man was not overdosing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2023
It sends the crucial message that addiction is a disease and that people overdosing deserve our care and compassion.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 29, 2023
For heaven's sake, the spaghetti was too salty — I was overdosing the pasta water.
From Salon ● Jan. 20, 2022
I should be afraid of your not thoroughly understanding my constitution, Tom, and overdosing me.
From Mad A Story of Dust and Ashes by Fenn, George Manville
