"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.
Accidental or deliberate use of a medication or street drug in excess of normal dosage.
| Descriptor ID |
D062787
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C25.775.383 E02.319.306.500.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Drug Overdose- Drug Overdose
- Drug Overdoses
- Overdose, Drug
- Overdoses, Drug
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Drug Overdose" by people in Profiles.
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Ecological momentary assessment study of same-hour polysubstance use among people who use opioids and additional substances. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2025 Apr 01; 269:112582.
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Organize and mobilize for implementation effectiveness to improve overdose education and naloxone distribution from syringe services programs: a randomized controlled trial. Implement Sci. 2024 Feb 28; 19(1):22.
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Health risks associated with smoking versus injecting fentanyl among people who use drugs in California. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2024 Feb 01; 255:111053.
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Impact of a high-volume overdose prevention site on social and drug disorder in surrounding areas in San Francisco. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2023 11 01; 252:110969.
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Evaluating oxygen monitoring and administration during overdose responses at a sanctioned overdose prevention site in San Francisco, California: A mixed-methods study. Int J Drug Policy. 2023 Nov; 121:104165.
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Reduced Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalisation with Use of an Unsanctioned Safe Consumption Site for Injection Drug Use in the United States. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 11; 37(15):3853-3860.
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Use of Naloxone in 9-1-1 Patients without Respiratory Depression in Los Angeles County, California (USA). Prehosp Disaster Med. 2021 Oct; 36(5):543-546.
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Trends in gabapentin and baclofen exposures reported to U.S. poison centers. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2020 07; 58(7):763-772.
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Polydrug use patterns, risk behavior and unmet healthcare need in a community-based sample of women who use cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Addict Behav. 2018 10; 85:94-99.
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Pediatric chloral hydrate poisonings and death following outpatient procedural sedation. J Med Toxicol. 2014 Jun; 10(2):219-22.