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Opioid intoxication   

Overview

Alternative names:

Intoxication - opioids

Definition:

An abnormal mental state, generally of excessive sleepiness or unconsciousness (depending on the degree of intoxication), and usually associated with respiratory depression and small pupils, that is caused by opium or its derivatives (which include: morphine, heroin, oxycodone, and the synthetic opioid narcotics).

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