overdose
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Supervisor Janice Hahn has taken up the issue, backing a March motion directing county departments to report back on jail deaths and overdose prevention.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 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
The agency reported that deaths related to drug overdose decreased by more than 26% between 2023 and 2024, marking the largest year-to-year drop in those types of fatalities recorded by the federal government.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
Evidence came from individual patient case reports and animal studies, particularly in severe overdose cases.
From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2026
“Mom. It’s a citrus tree nursery. The worst thing that could happen to me is I’d overdose on vitamin C.”
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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