Definitions, that appear in the Conference Report on page H1345 of Congressional RecordâHouse, February 12, 2009. These definitions are critical in understanding the content of the new HITECH privacy provisions and how they relate to existing HIPAA Administrative Simplification Privacy Rule standards.
depending on the chemical, it can take anywhere from 15 mins to 2 hours for most substances to take effect and the overdose will be realized either by throwing up or slipping into a coma for some amount of time.
What is an overdose? Overdose (OD) happens when a toxic amount of a drug, or combination of drugs overwhelms the body. People can overdose on lots of things, including alcohol, Tylenol, opioids or a mixture of drugs. Opioid overdoses happen when there are so many opioids or a combination of opioids and other drugs in the body that the victim is not responsive to stimulation and/or breathing is inadequate.