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the body's way of saying you paid it more than it could cash.
means taking enough of a substance that it overwhelms the body's ability to function, often fatally.
from from over- plus dose, itself from greek dosis meaning a giving — a dose was literally what you're given, until someone gave too much.
fentanyl scalea dose the size of a few grains of salt kills
us deathsover 100,000 americans annually since 2021
naloxone windowreverses opioid overdose within minutes if given fast
leading causetop killer of americans under 50
for instance
philip seymour hoffman — 2014, heroin overdose found with needle in arm
opioid epidemic — purdue pharma's oxycontin fueled a us-wide crisis since 1996