uk-dipimc MCQ (SBA): Naloxone Re-Narcotisation

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You are the medical lead for an outdoor music festival. A 19-year-old female presents having been found unconscious in a tent. She has pinpoint pupils, a respiratory rate of 4, and a GCS of 3. You administer naloxone 400 micrograms IV with good effect - her GCS improves to 14 and respiratory rate increases to 16. Twenty minutes later, she deteriorates again. Why has this occurred?

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