Preposition: of

• laudanum: Lizzie's tragic life was cut short by an overdose of laudanum.

• barbiturate: Well, the official cause of Dorothy Kilgallen's death is an overdose of barbiturates and alcohol, " circumstances undetermined.

• paracetamol: An overdose of paracetamol is much more dangerous than an overdose of aspirin.

• anesthetic: Euthanasia is usually carried out by injecting an overdose of anesthetic.

• pill: But I stored them up and took an overdose of 50 pills.

• tablet: The child took an overdose of tablets which led to his death.

Preposition: on

• pill: In a further attempt to get a discharge, Gloria pretends to overdose on pills.

Adjective modifier

• non-fatal: Serious adverse events will be recorded with special attention drawn to both fatal and non-fatal overdose.

• accidental: In 1967, their manager Brian Epstein died of a accidental drug overdose.

• fatal: Taking too much of a sedative drug can lead to a fatal overdose.

• opiate: The risk of opiate overdose is high and can be fatal.

• suspected: Finally it was a hospital social worker where I had rushed Bill with a suspected overdose, who helped me make the decision.

• lethal: There is no known case of a lethal overdose.

Modifies a noun

• prevention: See our overdose prevention pages for ways to deal with OD's.

Noun used with modifier

• paracetamol: More rarely, paracetamol overdose can also cause severe kidney damage.

• heroin: Paula Yates, Tiger's mother, died last year of a heroin overdose at her Notting Hill home.

• ativan: You ativan drug overdose is just the names amplified over Minister I took his representing my but the the one Bonforte.

• morphine: In the same year, her husband died from a morphine overdose.

• nicotine: Concurrent smoking may be associated with symptoms of nicotine overdose.

• insulin: This will often get you over mild hypoglycaemia or a minor insulin overdose.