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Drug Information : Opiate Intoxication

What is Opiate Intoxication?

Opiate intoxication is the severe intoxication or overdose with opiate drugs, and this is a medical emergency.

Why is Opiate Intoxication so dangerous?

Opiate Intoxication causes 'Overload' of central nervous system (CNS) mu (µ) receptors and may lead to respiratory depression and death. Many such deaths occur in longer term injecting opiate misusers who have recently lost their tolerance through a period of abstinence, and fail to account for this when re-starting use of opiates, often following release from prison. However, opiate overdose and death may occur with any route of delivery and also involves individuals who have not lost their tolerance; for example an exceptionally pure batch of heroin may become available which is not recognised as such by the user.

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