Diseases

Opiate Overdose

Accidental or deliberate use of an OPIOID in excess of normal dosage. It includes overdose for prescription and illicit opioids.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Accidental or deliberate use of an OPIOID in excess of normal dosage. It includes overdose for prescription and illicit opioids.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Opioid Overdose
  • Opiate Overdoses
  • Opioid Overdoses
  • Overdose, Opiate
  • Overdose, Opioid

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Aspects Covered

32 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2021

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Previous Indexing

  • Drug Overdose (1990-2020)
  • Opioid-Related Disorders (1973-2020)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. C25.775w.342.500.500w.500w
  2. C25.775w.643.500.700w
  3. F03w.900w.384.500.500w.500w
  4. F03w.900w.647.500.700w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Opiate Overdose. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000083682. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000083682
  2. Opiate Overdose. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opioid_overdose
  3. Opiate Overdose. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17154378