Fact vs. fiction: naloxone in the treatment of opioid-induced respiratory depression in the current era of synthetic opioids

• Main Authors: Albert Dahan (Author), Thomas S. Franko (Author), James W. Carroll (Author), David S. Craig (Author), Callie Crow (Author), Jeffrey L. Galinkin (Author), Justin C. Garrity (Author), Joanne Peterson (Author), David B. Rausch (Author)
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• 出版: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Opioid-induced respiratory depression (OIRD) deaths are ~80,000 a year in the US and are a major public health issue. Approximately 90% of fatal opioid-related deaths are due to synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, most of which is illicitly manufactured and distributed either on its own or as an adu...