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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

I conquered with base stratagem and fraud— OD.

From The Seven Plays in English Verse by Sophocles

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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