Toxin:: [[Opiate overdose]]
- 400 mcg in 10mL syringe (40mcg/mL)
- increasing dose every minute 1 mL --> 2mL --> 3mL (40 mcg, 80mcg, 120 mcg) up to total dose of 2000mcg
* If no IV, then 800mcg IM
infusion: 2/3 dose needed to achieve respiration per hour
**therepeutic endpoint**: SpO2 >92% in opiate user; awake in opiate-nieve
observe for re-sedation at least 2 hours after last bolus dose or 6 hours post infusion