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	Drug overdose Summary
		Accidental overdose is common among users of illegal substances of abuse, since little reliability can be placed on the potency, presence of adulterants, and even identity of the street substance.
		Obtaining a careful drug history from the patient or accompanying individuals is of paramount importance in effectively treating and minimizing risks from a drug overdose, which often results in death.
		drug) is ingested in quantities and/or concentrations large enough to overwhelm the homeostasis of a living organism, causing severe illness or death.
	www.bookrags.com /Drug_overdose (2441 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Drug overdose
		A drug overdose occurs when a drug is ingested in quantities and/or concentrations large enough to overwhelm the homeostasis of a living organism, causing severe illness or death.
		The word "overdose" implies that there is a safe dosage and therefore the term overdose is commonly only applied to drugs, not poisons.
		Drug overdoses are sometimes caused intentionally to commit suicide, but many drug overdoses are accidental and are usually the result of either irresponsible behavior, or the misreading of product labels.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Drug_overdose (744 words)

	Patterns of Drug-Related Mortality in Maine, 1997-2002 - Maine Policy Review - Margaret Chase Smith Center for Public ...
		Although drug abuse in and of itself carries with it an inherent risk of overdose and death, engaging in risky or reckless behavior is not generally considered sufficient evidence of suicidal intent.
		Accidental deaths thus comprise something of a composite category; deaths under this rubric may be the result of a range of heterogeneous drug uses.
		Drug deaths have occurred in every county of the state in proportions roughly equivalent to the population as a whole.
	www.umaine.edu /mcsc/MPR/Vol12No1/sorg_greenwald.htm (5713 words)

	Luvox Side Effects, and Drug Interactions - Fluvoxamine Maleate - RxList Monographs
		Potential Interactions with Drugs that Inhibit or are Metabolized by Cytochrome P450 Isozymes: Multiple hepatic cytochrome P450 (CYP450) enzymes are involved in the oxidative biotransformation of a large number of structurally different drugs and endogenous compounds.
		A clinically significant fluvoxamine interaction is possible with drugs having a narrow, therapeutic ratio such as terfenadine, astemizole, cisapride, or pimozide, warfarin, theophylline, certain benzodiazepines and phenytoin.
		Epidemiological studies of the case-control and cohort design that have demonstrated an association between use of pyschotropic drugs that interfere with serotonin reuptake and the occurrence of upper gastrointestinal bleeding have also shown that concurrent use of an NSAID or aspirin potentiated the risk of bleeding.
	www.rxlist.com /cgi/generic/fluvox_ad.htm (2737 words)

	Zyprexa Side Effects, and Drug Interactions - Olanzapine - RxList Monographs
		This listing may not include those events already listed in previous tables or elsewhere in labeling, those events for which a drug cause was remote, those event terms which were so general as to be uninformative, and those events reported only once or twice which did not have a substantial probability of being acutely life-threatening.
		This listing may not include those events already listed in previous tables or elsewhere in labeling, those events for which a drug cause was remote, those event terms which were so general as to be uninformative, and those events reported only once which did not have a substantial probability of being acutely life-threatening.
		Consequently, patients should be evaluated carefully for a history of drug abuse, and such patients should be observed closely for signs of misuse or abuse of olanzapine (e.g., development of tolerance, increases in dose, drug-seeking behavior).
	www.rxlist.com /cgi/generic/olanzapine_ad.htm (3930 words)

	Pictures of drug users before and after, dead drug users, and drug overdose life support victims (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Ecstasy users are constantly flirting with drug overdose, and the difference between the high they're seeking and serious injury or death is often quite small.
		Overdose due to methadone is on the rise in the state of Florida.
		Goldberger said he’s seen deaths in nearly every age group, from an 18-year-old man who ingested small doses of methadone and alcohol recreationally, to middle-aged and elderly patients who were prescribed methadone legitimately but died as a result of combined drug intoxication.
	www.ni-cor.com /drugpictures.html (4422 words)

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		In general you will see that the vast amount of money/energy/etc. applied to "illicit" drugs is quite misplaced if one is counting deaths or death rate per user.
		It further states that present estimates of the death toll from alcohol abuse are as high as 93.2 per 100,000.
		Since DAWN covers about one-third of the nation's population but almost all major urban areas where drug use florishes, totals were doubled to arrive at yearly estimates of 2,000 for heroin deaths and 1,000 for cocaine deaths.
	members.tripod.com /~parvati/waterdrugs/risks.html (533 words)

	Drug Interactions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Many of the emergency room visits and deaths linked to acetaminophen poisoning are due to accidental or intentional overdoses (for example, suicide attempts).
		Alcohol and many other drugs also use the cytochrome P450 processing system, and the risk of a “bottleneck” is greater if the liver has to deal with both acetaminophen and these other substances at the same time.
		This is important because unintentional overdoses can occur when people take two or more medications together without realizing they all contain acetaminophen.
	janis7hepc.com /drug_interactions.htm (3894 words)

	Intelligence Bulletin: Buprenorphine: Potential for Abuse
		Further, in 2002 the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reassessed the potential for abuse of, diversion of, and addiction to buprenorphine and rescheduled it from a Schedule V drug to a Schedule III drug, thus increasing the penalties for illegally obtaining, possessing, or abusing buprenorphine.
		The number of overdose deaths in Maine where methadone was listed as the cause of death fluctuated, but increased overall from 4 in 1997 to 14 in 2001.
		Furthermore, methadone appeared as a factor in 33 percent of all accidental overdose deaths in Maine from 1997 through 2003, one of the two highest percentages of all drugs during that period.
	www.usdoj.gov /ndic/pubs10/10123 (2056 words)

	Alcohol and Drug Policy, Washburn University
		Alcohol and other drug awareness information is available through Student Health Services, the Counseling and Testing Services, the Office of Student Life, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program in the School of Applied and Continuing Education, and the University Police Department.
		In addition, a list of drug counseling and rehabilitation programs in the Topeka/Shawnee County area is available from the Washburn Human Resources Office and the Counseling and Testing Services.
		People who use large amounts of the drug experience amphetamine psychosis --- they have auditory, visual and tactile hallucinations, feel intensely paranoid/suspicious, have irrational thoughts and beliefs (delusions), and are mentally confused.
	www.washburn.edu /right-to-know/alcohol-drug-policy.html (1507 words)

	tylenol pm accidental overdose (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Accidental Acetaminophen Overdoses on the Rise - Accidental Acetaminophen Overdoses on the Rise...
		Accidental overdose by a child is dangerous and.
		yet accidental overdose and acute liver failure caused by acetaminophen is...
	tylenol-pm-accidental-overdose.klmed.org (2159 words)

	Public Citizen \| Publications - Petition to FDA to ban all propoxyphene (DARVON) products; prescription painkiller ...
		Approximately one-fifth of these deaths [60-80] are considered to be accidental.” Thus in those two countries alone, with a population of 53 million people---approximately 18% of the size of the U.S.-- there were an estimated 60 to 80 accidental deaths a year from co-proxamol or propoxyphene/acetaminophen.
		First, because of the nature of Federal reporting, there are no data categorized by accidental deaths either for the first two decades of propoxyphene use prior to 1981 or for the years since 1999.
		That this drug, which has been associated with at least 7109 reported deaths including 2110 in which the death was accidental and many times more emergency room visits since September 1972, is a serious public health problem is not disputable. Only by banning propoxyphene can this danger be eliminated.
	www.citizen.org /publications/release.cfm?ID=7420 (3609 words)

	Florida Officials Seriously Overcount "Club Drug" Deaths
		James McDonough is the state of Florida's "Drug Czar." The former US Army Colonel came to Florida straight from the big house, the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) where he served as assistant to his old military buddy, Director Barry McCaffrey.
		Steve Lauer, the Office of Drug Control's chief of staff, told the Sentinel that he was unaware that certain drugs on the list were used at hospitals.
		As to the inclusion of large numbers of very old and very young people on a list of supposed club drug deaths, Lauer claimed that he forgot the advice given to him by the examiners' office not to include these.
	stopthedrugwar.org /chronicle-old/138/floridacount.shtml (1171 words)

	Methadone: Killer Drug? \| Progressive U
		Regardless of the reason for taking this drug I know that this medication is deadly and physicians need to more prudent in prescribing it as well as monitoring their patients while beginning treatment of any kind using Methadone.
		Methadone is a potent drug that doctors need to be educated about prescribing.....but the amount of death/damage caused by methadone is far outweighed by it's HUGE success at treating addiction and giving pain patients back their lives.
		If you want to prevent overdose deaths because of methadone--then educate yourself and your doctor about the possible dangers of over medicating with methadone or using it with other drugs.
	www.progressiveu.org /054626-methadone-killer-drug (2420 words)

	WorstPills.org - Search Results for propoxyphene and acetaminophen (DARVOCET-N, PROPOXACET-N, WYGESIC)
		We list this drug as a Do Not Use drug because it is no more effective than aspirin and is addictive.
		These two drugs work in different ways, and when they are used together, they generally relieve pain that would otherwise require a higher dose of narcotic, while causing fewer adverse effects.
		The decision to remove this drug from the market is based on the fact that it is a poor pain reliever and that the risk of toxicity in overdose, both accidental and deliberate, is unacceptable.
	www.worstpills.org /results.cfm?drug_id=541 (507 words)

	Medication Over Dose: Growing Fatal Problem - Medications: prescription drugs and over the counter drugs on ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		prescription medications is rising faster than those caused by illegal drugs such as cocaine and heroin, according to a 10-year study from New Mexico.
		The majority of prescription drug deaths are caused by opioid pain relievers, such as codeine, morphine and Demerol, the researchers noted.
		"The increasing role of opioid painkillers in unintentional drug overdose deaths suggests that overdose prevention efforts would be well targeted at this drug class," lead researcher Mark Mueller, an epidemiologist with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said in a prepared statement.
	www.medicinenet.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=61140 (368 words)

	HON - News : Fatal ODs on Rx Meds a Growing Problem (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		THURSDAY, April 20 (HealthDay News) -- The rate of accidental, fatal overdoses involving prescription medications is rising faster than those caused by illegal drugs such as cocaine and heroin, according to a 10-year study from New Mexico.
		Opioid painkillers were involved in more than 75 percent of those deaths, tranquilizers in one third, and antidepressants in 25 percent of the deaths.
		That's a 179 percent increase, compared to a 121 percent increase in unintentional overdose deaths caused by illegal drugs over the same period.
	www.hon.ch /News/HSN/531995.html (495 words)

	Prescription/OTC
		Medications for detoxing from GHB or other drugs or for aftercare of surgery or injury must be viewed as a temporary aid to recovery and have to be handled carefully or one addiction will simply be traded for another.
		Carl’s accidental overdose was a result of a lethal mix of drugs; a prescription narcotic and dextromethrophan, or DXM, which is the active ingredient in cough and cold products.
		Dextromethorphan is a drug commonly available in over the counter medicines, in over about 100 different brands, sold in the US and around the world as a cough suppressant or antitussive.
	www.projectghb.org /prescription_drug.htm (4515 words)

	Kennedy Assassination "Mystery Deaths"
		Marrs' list is drawn from a pool of literally thousands of people — a few of whom had a clear connection with the assassination, many of whom had some tangential connection with the assassination, and some of whom had no connection with the assassination at all.
		Sylvia Meagher is dead, but not even Marrs lists her death as "suspicious." Penn Jones died in January 1998 in a nursing home at the age of 83 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease.
		The area of convenient deaths leads one into a well of paranoia, yet the long list of deaths cannot be summarily dismissed.
	mcadams.posc.mu.edu /deaths.htm (3930 words)

	Medication Errors
		FDA receives medication error reports on marketed human drugs (including prescription drugs, generic drugs, and over-the-counter drugs) and nonvaccine biological products and devices.
		The National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention defines a medication error as "any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of the health care professional, patient, or consumer.
		Drug errors associated with opium tincture and paregoric
	www.fda.gov /cder/drug/mederrors/default.htm (875 words)

	FDA fails to reduce accessibility of paracetamol despite 450 deaths a year -- Moynihan 325 (7366): 678 -- BMJ
		Confidential documents from the US Food and Drug Administration suggest that the agency has avoided a debate on tough new measures to reduce overdoses from painkillers
		Drug company executives were delighted with the committee's decision.
		accidental liver damage it can cause when taken in overdose.
	www.bmj.com /cgi/content/full/325/7366/678 (910 words)

	Tylenol Liver Damage - Health and Medical Information produced by doctors - MedicineNet.com
		These precautions are not excessive when you consider that in one experimental mock situation, only 30% of adults correctly calculated the dose of acetaminophen for their child.
		If a baby-sitter is caring for a sick child, parents should carefully write out the dose and schedule for the administration of the drug.
		The fact is that each year, in children with high fevers who were given repetitive doses of acetaminophen, deaths have occurred due to accidental overdose and the resulting liver damage.
	www.medicinenet.com /tylenol_liver_damage/page5.htm (564 words)

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