Modeling buprenorphine reduction of fentanyl-induced respiratory depression
BACKGROUND Potent synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl, are increasingly abused, resulting in unprecedented numbers of fatalities from respiratory depression. Treatment with the high-affinity mu-opioid receptor partial agonist buprenorphine may prevent fatalities by reducing binding of potent opioids...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Clinical investigation
2022-05-01
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Series: | JCI Insight |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.156973 |