"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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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Drug Overdose" by people in Profiles.
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Patient Insights to Improve Naloxone Access and Decision Support. Perm J. 2026 06 15; 30(2):151-157.
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Health Plan Disenrollment and Mortality After Initiation of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder. JAMA Psychiatry. 2026 May 01; 83(5):491-498.
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Predicting and differentiating opioid and non-opioid drug poisonings using health records data. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2026 Mar; 182:209861.
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Implementation of a Statewide Fentanyl Possession Law and Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths. JAMA Health Forum. 2025 Aug 01; 6(8):e252654.
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Cost of Intentional Drug Overdose and Other Self-Harm Among Youth in the United States, 2021. Acad Pediatr. 2025 May-Jun; 25(4):102800.
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Association Between Opioid Dose Reduction Rates and Overdose Among Patients Prescribed Long-Term Opioid Therapy. Subst Abus. 2023 07; 44(3):209-219.
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Restrictive opioid prescribing policies and evolving risk environments: A qualitative study of the perspectives of patients who experienced an accidental opioid overdose. Int J Drug Policy. 2021 06; 92:103077.
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Modifying and Evaluating the Opioid Overdose Knowledge Scale for Prescription Opioids: A Pilot Study of the Rx-OOKS. Pain Med. 2020 10 01; 21(10):2244-2252.
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The association of criminal justice supervision setting with overdose mortality: a longitudinal cohort study. Addiction. 2020 12; 115(12):2329-2338.
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Association of Opioids Prescribed to Family Members With Opioid Overdose Among Adolescents and Young Adults. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 03 02; 3(3):e201018.