"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Drug Overdose" by people in this website by year, and whether "Drug Overdose" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Drug Overdose" by people in Profiles.
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Sexual identity, sexual behavior, and drug use behaviors among people who use drugs in the rural U.S. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2025 Apr; 171:209629.
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Agent-Based Model of Combined Community- and Jail-Based Take-Home Naloxone Distribution. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Dec 02; 7(12):e2448732.
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Adolescent Acetaminophen and Ibuprofen Self-Poisoning, 2017-2022. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2024 Nov 01; 40(11):776-780.
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Strategies used to reduce harms associated with fentanyl exposure among rural people who use drugs: multi-site qualitative findings from the rural opioid initiative. Harm Reduct J. 2024 Aug 24; 21(1):154.
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Understanding Clinician Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Relating to Nonpharmaceutical Fentanyl and Harm Reduction. Subst Use Addctn J. 2025 Jan; 46(1):120-126.
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Accessibility of Naloxone in Pharmacies Registered Under the Illinois Standing Order. West J Emerg Med. 2024 Jul; 25(4):457-464.
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COVID-19 and Intentional Toxic Pediatric Acetaminophen Ingestions: A Research Brief. Hosp Pediatr. 2024 05 01; 14(5):e231-e234.
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Opioid use, prescribing and fatal overdose patterns among racial/ethnic minorities in the United States: A scoping review and conceptual risk environment model. Drug Alcohol Rev. 2024 Jul; 43(5):1143-1159.
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Postmortem toxicology findings from the Camden Opioid Research Initiative. PLoS One. 2023; 18(11):e0292674.
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Recent Incarceration, Substance Use, Overdose, and Service Use Among People Who Use Drugs in Rural Communities. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 11 01; 6(11):e2342222.