Opioid overdose
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opioid-overdose-164-7163772
title:
Opioid overdose
text:
An opioid overdose is toxicity due to excessive consumption of opioids, such as morphine, codeine, heroin, fentanyl, tramadol, and methadone. This preventable pathology can be fatal if it leads to respiratory depression, a lethal condition that can cause hypoxia from slow and shallow breathing. Other symptoms include small pupils and unconsciousness; however, its onset can depend on the method of ingestion, the dosage and individual risk factors. Although there were over 110,000 deaths in 2017 d
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Toxicity due to excessive consumption of opioids
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opioid_overdose
date created:
2008-12-18T21:45:32Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T21:41:03Z
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