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OD

[od, ohd] / ɒd, oʊd /
NOUN
overdose of a drug
Synonyms
STRONGEST


VERB
die from overdose
Synonyms


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Additionally, Mr Carson helped create a campaign called "No OD NY", which was aimed at raising awareness of overdose prevention centres.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2023

Guest: Nancy D. Campbell, department head at Rensselaer’s department of science and technology studies, author of OD: Naloxone and the Politics of Overdose.

From Slate ● Apr. 12, 2023

He tells them that Lucy’s death might not have been an OD, and suggests there is a wider conspiracy afoot.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 10, 2019

“Our old friend OD apparently has been granted another official visa,” says one.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 25, 2018

OD rest ye, merry gentlemen; let nothing you dismay, For Jesus Christ, our Saviour, was born on Christmas-day.

From Christmas Sunshine by Various

However, the article brings up the excellent point — people in churches and employees in restaurants, fast food, libraries, etc. aren’t trained to deal with OD’s or mental illness.

From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2016

I had some food sent up, and slept a few hours on the OD’s bunk.

From Greylorn by Keith Laumer

Yeah, Carroll always acts like he OD’d on Mountain Dew.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 30, 2016

And then to wake up the next morning and think: I am biologically incapable of sweating because I ODed on adrenaline in the Falklands.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 22, 2019

Aged 18, after ODing on brie, he moved to Berlin, where he stayed for a year and abstained from dairy products completely.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 11, 2011




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