Fentanyl vs naloxone
Dec. 28th, 2025 05:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dennisgorelikMany people die from fentanyl (and other opioids) overdose. Even 2mg dose of fentanyl can be deadly. Which makes fentanyl a very dangerous drug.
But it is only one side of the story. Another side of the fentanyl story is that fentanyl reduces pain and suffering (for example, in people with terminal cancer).
Naloxone quickly reverses opioids effects, which saves lives. But naloxone saves lives by reducing opioids sedation, which brings back pain and suffering.
But it is only one side of the story. Another side of the fentanyl story is that fentanyl reduces pain and suffering (for example, in people with terminal cancer).
Naloxone quickly reverses opioids effects, which saves lives. But naloxone saves lives by reducing opioids sedation, which brings back pain and suffering.
https://www.perplexity.ai/search/do-terminal-cancer-patients-us-Q3YtPVNIQLeAcgKc3Mb3PA#6
Teams often document orders such as “do not administer naloxone” in hospice settings to prevent well-meaning staff or family from abruptly reversing peaceful opioid-related sedation in a patient whose primary wish is relief, not prolongation of life.
