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  2. Category:Poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological ...

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    This category reflects the organization of International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision. Generally, diseases outlined within the ICD-10 codes T36-T50 within Chapter XIX: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes should be included in this category.

  3. Drug overdose - Wikipedia

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    Drug overdose was the leading cause of injury death in 2013. Among people 25 to 64 years old, drug overdose caused more deaths than motor vehicle traffic crashes. There were 43,982 drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2013. Of these, 22,767 (51.8%) were related to prescription drugs. [33]

  4. Substance intoxication - Wikipedia

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    Contact high is a phenomenon that occurs in otherwise sober people who experience a drug-like effect just by coming into contact with someone who is under the influence of a psychoactive drug. In a similar way to the placebo effect, a contact high may be caused by classical conditioning as well as by the physical and social setting. [8] [9]

  5. Opioid overdose - Wikipedia

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    Initial treatment of an overdose involves supporting the person's breathing and providing oxygen to reduce the risk of hypoxia. [10] Naloxone is then recommended to those who cannot reverse the opioid's effects through breathing. [10] [3] Giving naloxone via nasal administration or as an injection into a muscle has shown to be equally effective ...

  6. Can You Overdose on Ozempic or Wegovy? Experts Explain ... - AOL

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    Semaglutide, which is the main active ingredient in type 2 diabetes drug Ozempic and weight loss medication Wegovy, has exploded in popularity over the last year.The injectable medications ...

  7. Do you know the signs of an opioid overdose? Here’s how to ...

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    Under the state’s Good Samaritan Law, if you seek medical help for someone having an overdose, neither one of you can be charged for having or using a small amount of drugs.

  8. List of ICD-9 codes 800–999: injury and poisoning - Wikipedia

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    This is a shortened version of the seventeenth chapter of the ICD-9: Diseases of the Digestive System. It covers ICD codes 800 to 999 . The full chapter can be found on pages 473 to 546 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9.

  9. Narcan will be available over the counter. What to know about ...

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    When administered during the early stages of an opioid-induced overdose, naloxone can reverse the symptoms and potentially save the life of the user, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.