Drug overdose definition

Drug overdose means an acute condition including, but not limited to, physical illness, coma, mania, hysteria, or death resulting from the consumption or use of a controlled dangerous substance or another substance with which a controlled dangerous substance was combined and that a layperson would reasonably believe to require medical assistance.
Drug overdose means an acute condition including, but not
Drug overdose means an acute condition of physical illness, coma, mania, hysteria, seizure, cardiac arrest, cessation of breathing, or death which reasonably appears to be the result of consumption or use of a controlled substance, or another substance with which a controlled substance was combined, and that a layperson would reasonably believe requires medical assistance; and

Examples of Drug overdose in a sentence

  • Drug overdose deaths involving cocaine and psychostimulants with abuse potential—United States, 2003–2017.

  • Drug overdose recognition and response training, including rescue breathing, in drug treatment centers and for other organizations that work with, or have access to, drug users and their families and communities.

  • Drug overdose prevention, recognition, and response education projects in drug treatment centers, outreach programs, and other organizations that work with, or have access to, drug users and their families and communities.

  • Drug overdose deaths are a leading contributor to premature death and are largely preventable.

  • Drug overdose deaths among all Americans increased more than 200 percent between 1999 and 2015.


More Definitions of Drug overdose

Drug overdose means a condition including, but not limited to, extreme physical illness, decreased level of consciousness, respiratory depression, coma, mania, or death, that is the result of consumption or use of a controlled substance or a controlled substance analogue or a substance with which the controlled substance or controlled substance analogue was combined, or that a layperson would reasonably believe to be a drug overdose that requires medical assistance.
Drug overdose means an acute condition resulting from or believed to be resulting from the use of a controlled drug which a layperson would reasonably believe requires medical assistance.
Drug overdose means an acute condition resulting from or believed to be resulting from the use of a regulated drug which a layperson would reasonably believe requires medical assistance. For purposes of this section, “regulated drug” shall include alcohol.
Drug overdose means an acute condition, including, but not limited to, extreme
Drug overdose means that term as defined in section 7403 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7403.
Drug overdose means an acute condition, including, but not limited to, extreme physical illness, decreased level of consciousness, respiratory depression, coma, mania, or death, resulting from the consumption or use of a controlled substance or dangerous drug by the distressed individual in violation of this chapter or that a reasonable person would believe to be resulting from the consumption or use of a controlled substance or dangerous drug by the distressed individual.
Drug overdose means an acute condition resulting from the consumption or use of a controlled substance, or dangerous drug, or combination of a controlled substance and other intoxicants by an individual, causing signs, including without limitation: