Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A drug, C19H21NO4, used in its hydrochloride form as an antagonist to narcotic drugs, such as morphine.
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- noun A
drug used tocounter theeffects of anoverdose onopioids (such asheroin ormorphine ).
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- noun a potent narcotic antagonist (trade name Narcan) especially effective with morphine
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Treatment with naloxone is controversial and has been reported to cause hypertension. 3-5 However, transient hypertension can be seen from clonidine alone.
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It's called naloxone -- and I've written about it previously here and here.
Maia Szalavitz: AP Thinks Heroin's Got a Brand New Bag, Misses Story 2010
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Victims can be revived without lasting effects if the antidote -- a drug called naloxone (brand: Narcan) -- is given early enough.
Maia Szalavitz: How Not to Die Like Heath Ledger, Part II 2008
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The nasal spray is a drug called naloxone, or Narcan.
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They then switched to another antidote called naloxone, and that is an antidote that is specifically used to treat drug overdose, specifically heroin or other opiates, and that apparently, according to reports received by U.S. officials, did work with many of the victims.
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The budget also ignores life-saving harm reduction measures such as naloxone-distribution and heroin assisted treatment, widely viewed around the world as a necessary part of any balanced, evidenced based drug strategy.
TalkLeft Jeralyn 2010
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Further, the current therapy to overcome the respiratory depression of administering μ-opiate receptor antagonists, such as naloxone, has the distinctly undesirable effect of removing analgesia.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Amanda R. Lorier et al. 2010
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* Opioid antagonists such as naloxone and nelmefene
unknown title 2009
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* Opioid antagonists such as naloxone and nelmefene
unknown title 2009
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Solutions to the crisis exist; cost-neutral and cost-effective measures such as Good Samaritan 911 laws and expanded access to the lifesaving overdose reversal medication naloxone help reduce overdose deaths.
Amy Winehouse: Reflections from Two Drug Policy Activists 2011
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And if someone does overdose, naloxone, an opioid-antagonist, can completely revive someone if given in time.
An Invitation to Think Differently About Addiction Treatment Anne Helen Petersen 2025
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And if someone does overdose, naloxone, an opioid-antagonist, can completely revive someone if given in time.
An Invitation to Think Differently About Addiction Treatment Anne Helen Petersen 2025
bilby commented on the word naloxone
Wowee, I wasn't aware of the medical meaning of antagonist that WordNet uses.
February 17, 2009