@article{ref1,
title="Opioid overdose deaths can occur in patients with naltrexone implants",
journal="Medical journal of Australia",
year="2007",
author="Gibson, Amy E. and Degenhardt, Louisa J. and Hall, Wayne D.",
volume="186",
number="3",
pages="152-153",
abstract="From Australian coronial records, we identified five deaths involving implantable naltrexone between 2000 and 2004. One man died from acute narcotism with a naltrexone implant in place and a blood naltrexone level of 0.3 mg/L. A woman died of combined drug effect (including naltrexone) accompanied by severe pain from a naltrexone implant site. These cases indicate that patients can die from opioid overdose with a naltrexone implant and blood naltrexone levels higher than reported blockade levels.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0025-729X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}