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Poisonings/Overdoses Happen

for Many Reasons

*excludes lay public naloxone cases

Adverse reac ons include: reac ons to food, drug, or other (e.g., allergies, adverse
effects from therapeu c use of drugs)

Inten onal exposures include: self harm/suicide, drug abuse, inten onal misuse

Other exposures include: effects from contamina on, adultera on, malicious intent

Uninten onal exposures include: accidental, environmental, uninten onal misuse,
occupa onal

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