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		pxc on May 15, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How to get 7th graders to smoke Yes, heroin overdose is much more often fatal than alcohol overdose. (That doesn't change what the word 'overdose' means. If you want to be more specific than the word is, feel free to use adjectives, e.g., 'fatal overdose', 'deadly overdose', etc.)

Dylan16807 on May 15, 2024 [–]

In common practice, people use 'overdose' to mean life-threatening overdose.

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