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| | Drug Overdose Your Health Connection |
 | | Accidental drug overdose may be the result of misuse of prescription medicines or commonly used medications like pain relievers and cold remedies. |  | | A drug overdose is the accidental or intentional use of a drug or medicine in an amount that is higher than is normally used. |  | | Once the overdose drug is identified, blood tests can be used to monitor how fast the drug is being cleared out of the body. |
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http://www.yourhealthconnection.com/topic/overdose
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| | Opiates, cocaine and alcohol combinations in accidental drug overdose deaths in New York City, 1990-98 |
 | | Fatal overdose is an extreme consequence of drug use behavior. |  | | Furthermore, our findings demonstrate that overdose death rates involving different drug combinations varied between racial/ethnic strata, emphasizing the importance of understanding multi-drug use patterns among subpopulations that are at risk of accidental drug overdose death. |  | | Changes in overall drug use and in drug use patterns can be influenced by a variety of factors and changing social circumstances. |
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http://www.drugtext.org/library/articles/coffin.htm
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| | DRUG OVERDOSE |
 | | Most prescription drugs are at least ‘Schedule 4’, and range up to ‘Schedule 8’ which are dangerous narcotic-based drugs. |  | | All drugs, even non-prescription drugs, are dangerous when taken as an overdose. |  | | Illicit drugs are drugs that are imported, grown or manufactured illegally. |
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http://www.parasolemt.com.au/Manual/drugoverdose.asp
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| | Teaching drug overdose survival |
 | | Syringe exchange and overdose prevention are known as "harm reduction" programs, which assist drug users in making choices to reduce drug-related harm. |  | | Many local overdose deaths, she noted, have been linked to use of more than one drug. |  | | Unlike overdose prevention programs in some other cities, Prevention Point does not distribute naloxone to drug users and others who complete overdose prevention training. |
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http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05206/543249.stm
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| | Drug overdose deaths increasing in Allegheny County |
 | | Males have always been associated with greater use of street drugs, and whites are more likely to abuse heroin and similar drugs, said Dr. Len Paulozzi, a medical epidemiologist in the CDC's division of unintentional injury prevention. |  | | In Allegheny County, 44 percent of last year's accidental overdose deaths were caused by heroin, either alone or in combination with other drugs. |  | | Since then, the center has treated about 2,000 patients for abusing the drug. |
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http://www.drugoverdose.info/news.htm?aid=409
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 | | If you are using a drug for the first time your body will not be used to it. |  | | Remember that each time you do more, you are increasing the amount of drugs in your system. |  | | Narcan is the drug paramedics use to revive people whove ODed on opiates. |
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http://www.harmreduction.org/pubs/od2000.html
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| | Drug overdose |
 | | There are many drugs that can cause harm when too much is taken including alcohol, prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, illegal drugs and some herbal remedies. |  | | Accidental - a person takes the wrong drug or combination of drugs, in the wrong amount or at the wrong time, not knowing that it could cause them harm. |  | | If the overdose was an attempt at self-harm, this requires careful ongoing treatment. |
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http://betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcArticles.nsf/pages/Drug_overdose?open
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| | The Need for a New Model of Drug Control |
 | | Since we are failing to reduce the supply and use of drugs, while incarcerating record numbers of drug offenders, we need to accept that criminal laws cannot effectively solve the complex issue of drug use. |  | | The Effective National Drug Control Strategy provides a detailed alternative model of drug control based on sound research and empirical evidence, and was developed by a wide range of professional associations. |  | | The current model of drug control relies primarily on law enforcement to seize drugs and imprison drug offenders. |
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http://www.csdp.org/edcs/theneed.htm
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| | Drug Overdose Symptoms |
 | | user s behavior as a phase in hopes drug overdose symptoms that the attraction will soon |  | | Disorder Jennifer drug overdose symptoms R. Ferris Psychology Virginia Tech jferris@vt.edu |  | | They will help prevent complications and the need for medical care. |
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http://swanseng.tripod.com/drug-overdose-symptoms.html
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| | AN ACT CONCERNING THE PREVENTION OF DEATHS FROM DRUG OVERDOSE. |
 | | This bill allows those licensed health care practitioners who can prescribe an opioid antagonist to prescribe, dispense, or administer it to a drug user in need of intervention without being civilly or criminally liable. |  | | *Senate Amendment "A" eliminates requirements in the original bill that the report (1) include information on interventions that reduce overdoses and (2) a description of other interventions effective in reducing fatal and nonfatal drug overdoses. |  | | By law, physicians and surgeons, physician assistants, dentists, advanced practice registered nurses, and podiatrists may prescribe them. |
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http://www.cga.ct.gov/2003/ba/2003SB-01144-R01-BA.htm
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| | Prescription Drug Abuse Soma Teen Drug Overdose |
 | | But one of Adam’s lesser-known extracurricular activities was using drugs; and his mother Stacy was simply unaware of it. |  | | “Only after Adam began coming home high regularly did I begin to see he had a drug problem,” said Stacy. |  | | Adam’s death was caused by a toxic overdose of cocaine, methadone, diazepam and anti-depressants, his drug of choice was the prescription muscle relaxant Soma. |
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http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/Memorials/Stacy_Hall
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| | Drug tolerance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The body is conditioned to respond to environmental cues such as the sight of a needle, and actually produces the beginnings of physiological responses before the drug is introduced. |  | | In addicted patients, the resulting pattern of uncontrolled escalating doses may lead to drug overdose. |  | | Tachyphylaxis is a medical term referring to the rapid development of drug tolerance. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_tolerance
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| | Recognition Of Date Rape Drug Overdose Key To Proper Treatment |
 | | Thirty-four patients (39 percent) also had consumed alcohol and 25 (28 percent) had ingested other drugs, most often amphetamines. |  | | If you have any technical questions or other concerns about this site, feel free to contact us at webmaster@docguide.com. |  | | In the 1960s, GHB was used as a medical anesthetic and in the 80s it was sold in health food stores as a product to induce sleep and as a body-building aid. |
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http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/81ae2.htm
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| | Drug Overdose Pictures |
 | | Sex, Needles and Roubles takes us on a journey to the cold winter nights of St. Petersburg, where we meet some of drug overdose pictures its young drug-addicted prostitutes. |  | | NGC 6369: drug overdose pictures The Little Ghost Nebula |  | | Chinaman's Hat (A little overexposed) (109K) Pictures NOW!: #1 Source for Free Pictures and Photos NGC 1068 drug overdose pictures and the X-Ray Flashlight and mental retardation. |
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http://scarletton.mvhosted.com/drug/overdose-pictures.html
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| | Xenical, Orlistat, side effects, drug interactions, overdose, dosage |
 | | Possible food and drug interactions when taking Xenical |  | | The drug is prescribed for obese individuals and for overweight people who have other health problems such as high blood pressure, diabetes, or high cholesterol levels. |  | | Xenical, Orlistat, side effects, drug interactions, overdose, dosage |
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http://www.pdrhealth.com/drug_info/rxdrugprofiles/drugs/xen1529.shtml
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| | CNN.com - Dee Dee Ramone found dead; OD suspected - June 7, 2002 |
 | | Elliot said it is not known what kind of drug was involved. |  | | Ramone's death apparently was the result of an accidental drug overdose, said Katie Elliot, spokeswoman for Ramone's manager. |  | | The coroner's office did not say what drug was suspected of causing Ramone's death, the AP reported. |
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http://archives.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/06/deedee.ramone
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| | MTV News - Ol' Dirty Bastard Died From Drug Overdose, Medical Examiner's Office Says |
 | | Ol' Dirty Bastard Died From Drug Overdose, Medical Examiner's Office Says |  | | MTV News - Ol' Dirty Bastard Died From Drug Overdose, Medical Examiner's Office Says |  | | Russell Jones, was found to have died from a fatal mixture of cocaine and the prescription drug Tramadol, a synthetic opiate that is usually prescribed to treat severe pain. |
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http://mtv.com/news/articles/1494879/20041215/ol_dirty_bastard.jhtml?...
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| | Amazon.com: Poisoning & Drug Overdose: Books: Kent R. Olson |
 | | Survive and Succeed in Medical School: A guide by kentpa, residentxxxxxxxx |  | | This is the leading manual on the diagnosis and treatment of poisoning and drug overdose, including chemical and occupational exposures. |  | | The best manual on the diagnosis and treatment of poisoning and drug overdose. |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0838581722?v=glance
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| | Drug Information by RxList |
 | | TOP 200 DRUGS of 2004 by US Sales |  | | Search for keywords, side effects, drug interactions, drug information, drug names, pill id, imprint codes, NDC codes, medical terminology, and Patient Information from a single page. |  | | Drug Information for the most prescribed products with links to Side Effects, Drug Interactions, Dosage, Usage, Warnings and Precautions. |
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http://www.rxlist.com
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| | Drug Overdose |
 | | However, some people may be more sensitive to certain medications so that the high end of the therapeutic range of a drug may be toxic for them. |  | | Illicit drugs, used to get high, may be taken in overdose amounts when a person's metabolism cannot detoxify the drug fast enough to avoid unintended side effects. |  | | Drug overdoses occur when a person takes more than the medically recommended dose. |
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http://www.emedicinehealth.com/drug_overdose/article_em.htm
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| | USATODAY.com - Drug-overdose deaths overtake highway deaths in Maine |
 | | Most of the increase is attributable to the misuse of prescription drugs, the report said. |  | | According to a preliminary report released by the state, the number of accidental drug deaths increased from 19 in 1997 to an estimated 140 for 2005. |  | | Final figures are not available yet, but state officials projected that overdose deaths in 2005 would reach 178, most of them accidental, compared with 167 highway deaths. |
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-01-11-maine-deaths_x.htm
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| | CNN.com - Coroner: O.D.B. died of drug mixture - Dec 15, 2004 |
 | | In 2001, he was imprisoned for drug possession and escaping from a drug rehab clinic. |  | | Ellen Borakove, spokeswoman for the office, said test results show the 35-year-old rapper had cocaine and the non-narcotic drug tramadol in his system when he died November 13 in Manhattan. |  | | CNN.com - Coroner: O.D.B. died of drug mixture - Dec 15, 2004 |
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http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/15/odb.autopsy
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| | ESPN.com: NBA - Report: Kobe accuser's 'secret' is overdose |
 | | ESPN also has learned that the alleged victim and her family have been calling friends and asking them to refrain from commenting on the case. |  | | According to the newspaper's report, Bryant's accuser was going through an extremely difficult period in her life at the time of the overdose. |  | | She returned home from her freshman year of college to find out her ex-boyfriend had taken up with another woman. |
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http://espn.go.com/nba/news/2003/0720/1583145.html
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| | NewsFromRussia.Com Vice president of Fiat Auto SpA hospitalized in Turin for drug overdose |
 | | Because it is a drug case, police and prosecutors were investigating, Italian news reports said. |  | | The opinions and views of the authors do not always coincide with the point of view of PRAVDA.Ru's editors. |  | | A Belgrade court on Monday sentenced 38 members of a drug dealing gang from Serbia's northern Vojvodina province to prison terms of up to 15 years More details... |
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http://newsfromrussia.com/world/2005/10/10/64891.html
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| | Find in a Library: Poisoning & drug overdose |
 | | Find in a Library: Poisoning & drug overdose |  | | Drugs -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. -- Overdosage |  | | To find this item in a library, enter a postal code, state, province, or country in the field above. |
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http://worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/ow/de3e4cbdc2d23dd3a19afeb4da09e526.html
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| | cbs5.com - Overdose Kills Drug-Sniffing Dog |
 | | CBS 5 - San Francisco Bay Area's source for news, weather, traffic and sports: Overdose Kills Drug-Sniffing Dog |
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