• yoevli@lemmy.world
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    15 hours ago

    Someone please correct me if I’m mistaken, but Narcan (naloxone) is not used for overdoses on non-opiod drugs like meth or LSD. As other commenters have pointed out it specifically binds to opioid receptors, so it’s not going to be useful for a drug that operates via a different primary mechanism. The same goes for THC, which binds to cannabinoid receptors instead. Frankly, I would expect a medical professional to just know this.

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      10 hours ago

      You are 100% correct. I find it highly probable that OP is simply lying about being a nurse.

      In my experience, none of the medical professionals I’ve worked with would turn to public forums to find an answer to a question like this. Even if it’s related to a different specialty/area of medicine than they usually practice.