The Drug-Induced Respiratory Disease Website
Presentation may range from restrictive lung dysfunction to acute respiratory failure with an increased PaCO2 and respiratory acidosis and blunted ventilatory reponse to hypoxia and/or hypercarbia. Aspiration, brain damage and death can occur (See PMID 25536092). See also under IXi, IXIe, IXa, IXj, IXs.
Publications
Therapeutic and recreational methadone cardiotoxicity.
Journal of forensic and legal medicine 2016 Apr;39;80-4 — 2016 Apr — 80-4
Evaluation of poly-drug use in methadone-related fatalities using segmental hair analysis.
Forensic science international 2015 Mar;248;134-9 — 2015 Mar — 134-9
Prognostic factors in acute methadone toxicity: a 5-year study.
Journal of toxicology 2014;2014;341826 — 2014 — 341826
Methadone toxicity in a poisoning referral center.
Journal of research in pharmacy practice 2013 Jul;2;130-4 — 2013 Jul — 130-4
Aghabiklooei A, Hassanian-Moghaddam H, Zamani N, Shadnia S, Mashayekhian M, Rahimi M, Nasouhi S, Ghoochani A
Effectiveness of naltrexone in the prevention of delayed respiratory arrest in opioid-naive methadone-intoxicated patients.
BioMed research international 2013;2013;903172 — 2013 — 903172
Medical outcomes associated with nonmedical use of methadone and buprenorphine.
The Journal of emergency medicine 2013 Aug;45;199-205 — 2013 Aug — 199-205
An unusual case of accidental poisoning: fatal methadone inhalation.
Journal of forensic sciences 2011 Jul;56;1072-5 — 2011 Jul — 1072-5
Contributing factors to methadone-related deaths in Ontario.
The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology 2010 Dec;31;313-9 — 2010 Dec — 313-9
Accidental methadone ingestion in an infant: case report and review of the literature.
Pediatric emergency care 2009 Feb;25;109-11 — 2009 Feb — 109-11
Case report: quantification of methadone-induced respiratory depression using toxicokinetic/toxicodynamic relationships.
Critical care (London, England) 2007;11;R5 — 2007 — R5
Methadone-induced respiratory depression after discontinuing carbamazepine administration.
Journal of pain and symptom management 2006 Aug;32;99-100 — 2006 Aug — 99-100