Department Blog

Posted 12/30/2019 by Deborah Stein

Use of Nebulized Naloxone to Reverse Methadone Overdose

Heidi Teague, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, co-authored the article, “Use of Nebulized Naloxone to Reverse Methadone Overdose – A Case Report and Review of Literature” (full text available), recently published in the Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives. The authors report on a case of methadone overdose reversed with naloxone nebulization, which they conclude can provide a needleless, noninvasive route of administration for the reversal of opioid overdose.