overdose
Example Sentences
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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
For decades, doctors have relied on a drug called acetylcysteine as an effective antidote for acetaminophen overdose.
From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2026
Adichie's sister-in-law, Dr Anthea Esege Nwandu, a physician and professor with decades of experience, said she had been told the boy had been administered an overdose of propofol, to sedate him to conduct MRI tests.
From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026
The governor’s office credited a preliminary decrease in overdose deaths to the state’s effort to tackle the opioid crisis.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025
As if this account didn’t already suffer from an overdose of amoral individuals.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
