Opioid Overdose Reversal with Naloxone (Narcan, Evzio)
Submitted by James Harvey
(ISSUP staff) - 23 April 2020
What is Naloxone?
Naloxone is a medication designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdose. It is an opioid antagonist—meaning that it binds to opioid receptors and can reverse and block the effects of other opioids. It can very quickly restore normal respiration to a person whose breathing has slowed or stopped as a result of overdosing with heroin or prescription opioid pain medications.
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