Heroin overdose resuscitation with naloxone: Patient uses own prescribed supply to save the life of a peer

BMJ Case Reports

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Winston, Ian ^a   McDonald, Rebecca ^b   Tas, Basak ^b   Strang, John ^b  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE; METHADONE; METHAMPHETAMINE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; FOLLOW UP; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; FIRST AID; OPIATE ADDICTION; PROCEDURES; RESUSCITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DRUG OVERDOSE; FIRST AID; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; RESUSCITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84944220393     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1757790X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2015-210391     Document Type: Article

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