Heroin overdose
Definition
Heroin is an illegal street drug that is very addictive. This article discusses overdose due to heroin. An overdose is when you take more than the normal or recommended amount of something, usually a drug.
Heroin overdose
Alternate Names : Acetomorphine overdose, Diacetylmorphine overdose
Definition ...
Heroin overdose Symptoms
Review Date: 02/17/2009
Reviewed By: A.D.A.M. Editorial Team: David Zieve, MD, MHA, Greg Juhn, MTPW, David R. Eltz. Previously reviewed by Stephen C.
Intravenous administration of naloxone in the case of a heroin overdose.
Surgery in the case of haemorrhage - for example, subdural haematoma (a blood clot between the brain and its covering).
Antibiotics in the case of infections.
Heroin overdose ... constipation
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For more information on opioid/heroin overdose prevention, or to register as an Opioid Overdose Prevention Program, please contact the New York State Department of Health, AIDS Institute at (212) 417-4770.
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If a heroin overdose is the reason for unconsciousness, Naloxone can be given to reverse it. Someone with a subdural hematoma may need brain surgery. An individual with an infection may need antibiotics.
heroin overdose
hypothyroidism, or a low level of thyroid hormone in the body
serious head injuries or brain damage, which can lead to a condition called increased intracranial pressure ...
failure: the most common cause is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Others include chest-wall deformities, respiratory muscle weakness (e.g. Guillain-Barre syndrome) and central depression of the respiratory centre (e.g. heroin overdose).
 See also: Death, Emergency, Symptom, Prevention, Hepatitis
  
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