overdose treatment
Emergency toxicity reversal
Overdose treatment is medical intervention to counteract the effects of taking too much of a drug or substance.
For opioid overdoses, this typically means administering naloxone (Narcan) to reverse respiratory depression.
Treatment varies by substance—some overdoses require stomach pumping, activated charcoal, or specific antidotes.
The clinic offers overdose treatment and harm reduction services.
- naloxoneOpioid overdose antidote
- stomach pumpingExtracting contents via tube
- antidoteSubstance neutralizing harmful agents
- hemodialysisArtificial blood purification process
- NarcanBranded opioid antagonist spray
activated charcoal · atropine · intubation · rescue breathing · peer support groups · medical detox · oxygen therapy · vital signs · methadone · rehabilitation programs · benzodiazepines · epinephrine · defibrillation · withdrawal symptoms · intravenous fluids · mental health therapy · poison control · needle
- Emergency RoomER doctor, ER nurse, triage nurse, trauma bay, gurney
- toxicologytoxicology, poison, toxin, venom, toxicity
- intensive careventilator, ICU, life support, central line, cardiac monitor
overdose treatmentoverdose prevention
Efforts to stop fatal ingestion
prevention · harm reduction · prophylaxis · substance abuse prevention · drug education
overdose treatmentlethal injection
Capital punishment by needle
poisoning · euthanasia · assisted suicide · mercy killing · drug administration
overdose treatmentmedical neglect
Failure to provide healthcare
non-intervention · abandonment · do not resuscitate · palliative care