a heroin overdose

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• Heroin — Not to be confused with heroine. For other uses, see Heroin (disambiguation). Heroin …   Wikipedia

• heroin — /her oh in/, n. Pharm. a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C21H23NO5, derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger… …   Universalium

• heroin — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ pure ▪ cheap ▪ street … OF HEROIN ▪ dose, gram, ounce, sh …   Collocations dictionary

• overdose — noun (C) too much of a drug taken at one time: a massive overdose of heroin overdose verb (intransitive + on): He overdosed on heroin …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Heroin chic — was a look popularized in mid 1990s fashion and characterized by pale skin, dark circles underneath the eyes, and jutting bones. This appearance is also frequently called Bag of Antlers in common conversation BackgroundAt the time during which… …   Wikipedia

• Heroin Girl — Infobox Single Name = Heroin Girl Caption = Artist = Everclear from Album = Sparkle and Fade A side = Heroin Girl B side = Annabella s Song, Nehalem (alt Mix), American Girl Released = 1995 Format = Recorded = September 1994 Genre = Rock Length …   Wikipedia

• overdose — o|ver|dose1 [ˈəuvədəus US ˈouvərdous] n 1.) too much of a drug taken at one time overdose of ▪ a massive overdose of heroin ▪ She took an overdose and died two days later. 2.) too much of something, especially something harmful overdose of ▪ an… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• overdose — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)doʊs[/t]] overdoses, overdosing, overdosed 1) N COUNT: usu sing If someone takes an overdose of a drug, they take more of it than is safe. Each year, one in 100 girls aged 15 19 takes an overdose... In 1970, guitarist Jimi Hendrix… …   English dictionary

• overdose — I UK [ˈəʊvə(r)ˌdəʊs] / US [ˈoʊvərˌdoʊs] noun [countable] Word forms overdose : singular overdose plural overdoses a) too much of a drug that someone takes at one time She d taken a massive overdose of sleeping pills. b) informal an amount of… …   English dictionary

• overdose — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ massive ▪ drug, drugs (BrE) ▪ heroin, etc. ▪ fatal, lethal …   Collocations dictionary

• overdose — o|ver|dose1 [ ouvər,dous ] noun count too much of a drug that someone takes at one time: She d taken a massive overdose of sleeping pills. a. INFORMAL an amount of anything that is considered to be too much overdose o|ver|dose 2 [ ,ouvər dous ]… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English