Complications of ultrarapid opioid detoxification with subcutaneous naltrexone pellets.

Hamilton, Richard J

Complications of ultrarapid opioid detoxification with subcutaneous naltrexone pellets. [electronic resource] - Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Jan 2002 - 63-8 p. digital

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

1069-6563

10.1111/j.1553-2712.2002.tb01169.x doi


Administration, Cutaneous
Adult
Delayed-Action Preparations--adverse effects
Drug Implants--adverse effects
Emergency Treatment--adverse effects
Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic--etiology
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Male
Naltrexone--administration & dosage
Narcotic Antagonists--administration & dosage
Opioid-Related Disorders--diagnosis
Pulmonary Edema--etiology
Risk Assessment
Substance Withdrawal Syndrome--prevention & control
Time Factors
Unconsciousness--etiology
Vomiting--etiology