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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Opin Pediatr. 2023 Mar 28;35(4):408–414. doi: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000001249

Table 1 –

Signs and Symptoms of Opioid-Related Overdose

General Looks very pale
Feels clammy to the touch
Respiratory Very slow or no breathing
Gurgling noises in throat
Blue or purple fingernails or lips
Cardiac Very slow or no heart rate
Gastrointestinal Vomiting
Psychiatric Limp body, can’t be awakened
Can’t speak
Falling asleep
Euphoria
Anxiety
Aggression
Depression
Ocular Small pupils (not absolute)