1. Effects and Dangers of Oxycontin
... (Gottbrath, 1A). In treatment of overdose primary attention should be given to the re-establishment of the air way and institution of assisted or controlled ventilation ("OxyContin,"" 2540). Pure opioid antagonists, such as naloxone, are specific antidotes against respiratory depression ("OxyContin,"" 2540), and cardiac arrest may require cardiac massage or defibrillation ("OxyContin,"" 2540). Recently, 32 deaths in Virginia ("OxyContin to Address ... ...
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