Finding new ways to treat overdoses

Jill R Turner; Jocelyn Martin

doi:10.7554/eLife.105511

eLife (Jan 2025)

Finding new ways to treat overdoses

Jill R Turner,
Jocelyn Martin

Affiliations

Jill R Turner: ORCiD; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, United States
Jocelyn Martin: ORCiD; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, United States

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.105511
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14

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Reversing opioid overdoses in rats using a drug that does not enter the brain prevents the sudden and severe withdrawal symptoms associated with therapeutics that target the central nervous system.

Published in eLife

ISSN: 2050-084X (Online)
Publisher: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine; Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://elifesciences.org

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