hi natalieemt:
Thanks for the interesting question.
***The following is NOT professional medical advice. Please consult
with a doctor before taking any medications.***
Narcan (chemical name Naloxone) is commonly used to treat opiate
overdose. However, there is some concern that it is not the best
treatment.
How does it work?
NARCAN: NOT A SILVER BULLET
URL: http://www.harmreduction.org/news/fall99/silverbullet.html
Quote: "Narcan was solely designed to compete with opiates for certain
receptor sites in the brain for use in treating opiate overdoses, and
as a diagnostic tool in treating people who are unconscious or not
breathing, when the cause isn't known. Once there, Narcan occupies
these sites, keeping the opiate from binding to the brain. The opiate
then continues to circulate in the blood supply until it can be
metabolized, and ultimately excreted. Narcan will only interrupt the
effects of opiates like heroin, morphine and the like. If the drug in
question is not made from opium, nor made to act like an opiate, then
Narcan will have no effect on an overdose."
Near Death Experiences
URL: http://www.bodytalkmagazine.com/nde.htm
Quote: "Our brain has what's called receptors. These are like keyholes
in locked doors. Chemicals floating around our brain have a 'key' and
they 'lock onto' receptors that fit their key. If these receptors are
blocked, then the chemicals can't get in.
That's how Narcan works as an antidote to heroin. It effectively locks
on to the receptor with its own key and blocks heroin out."
Why does it make some people vomit?
Everything I found on this pointed to Narcan causing vomiting because
it was administered too quickly.
PORTLAND TO CONSIDER SUPPLYING ADDICTS WITH OPIATE ANTIDOTE
URL: ://www.google.ca/search?q=cache:pkM8kMue5Y8J:www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n1231/a07.html%3F1029+narcan+vomiting&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
Quote: "But, Walsh said, Narcan's effect wears off before the narcotic
does, so
close medical attention is essential. Addicts, he said, may not know
how to
deal with Narcan's cardiac-related side effects, or may administer it
too
quickly, causing 'profuse' vomiting and possible asphyxiation."
Naloxone.(narcan)
URL: http://www.lond.ambulance.freeuk.com/drug.html
Quote: "Rapid administration may lead to projectile vomiting and
ventricular dysrhthmias."
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