%0 Journal Article
%T Use of nebulized naloxone to reverse methadone overdose ¨C A case report and review of literature
%A Heidi Teague
%A Muhammad Sameed
%J Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
%D 2019
%R https://doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2019.1659664
%X ABSTRACT Opioid use is a frequent cause of morbidity and mortality in the USA. We report a case of methadone overdose reversed with naloxone nebulization. Peripheral IV access can be difficult to obtain in patients with a history of IV drug abuse making needless routes of naloxone administration useful. When naloxone is administered as a bolus, chronically opioid dependent patients are more prone to violent withdrawal symptoms. When successful, nebulized naloxone reverses intoxication and allows the patient to self-titrate the discontinuation of naloxone when they are alert enough to remove the mask. Nebulized naloxone can provide needleless and noninvasive administration for the reversal of opioid overdose
%U https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/20009666.2019.1659664