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July 11, 2012New England Journal of Medicine615 citationsOpen Access

Management of Opioid Analgesic Overdose

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EBEdward W. Boyer

Key Points

  • To explore the relationship between opioid prescriptions and overdose rates, and to discuss management strategies for overdose cases.
  • Review of existing literature on opioid analgesic overdose
  • Analysis of epidemiological trends and mechanisms
  • Evaluation of management protocols for overdose cases
  • Identified correlation between increasing opioid prescriptions and overdose rates
  • Outlined key mechanisms contributing to opioid overdose
  • Recommended specific management strategies for effectively addressing opioid overdose cases.

Abstract

The rate of opioid analgesic overdose is proportional to the number of opioid prescriptions and the dose prescribed. This review considers the epidemiology, mechanisms, and management of opioid analgesic overdose.

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Edward W. Boyer (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d9247fe0d31bb747835e47https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmra1202561
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