overdrug

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ drug.

Verb

overdrug (third-person singular simple present overdrugs, present participle overdrugging, simple past and past participle overdrugged)

1. (transitive) To drug too heavily.
   • 1873, The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, volume 88, page 53:

     The conclusion to which I come is that in mania all drugs are uncertain in their effect; that food, restraint in rooms, with confinement to the bed if necessary, are more important than medicine. Especially is it desirable not to overdrug the patient.