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Case Report: Acute Kratom Withdrawal

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He was admitted for a suspected kratom overdose and acute kratom withdrawal. 7 Most of the difficulty in identifying patients who have overdosed or are in acute withdrawal from kratom comes from the inability to test for it in commercial assays of blood or urine. A dexmedetomidine (Precedex) 400 mcg in 0.9 2022;23(1):4-9. J Med Chem.

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ToxCard: Naloxone – Pearls and Pitfalls

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Background: Fentanyl has contributed to a significant increase in drug overdose deaths in recent years. A prospective study of 453 patients who were admitted after receiving naloxone reported life-threatening complications in over 1% of heroin-overdosed patients. Clinical Pearls: Naloxone is lifesaving in opioid overdoses.