Opioid Overdose

Recognition and emergency management.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
Emergency MedicineToxicologyAddiction Medicine

Clinical Guidelines

CKS: Poisoning or overdose
National
WHO Guidelines: Community management of opioid overdose
National
2023 American Heart Association Focused Update on the Management of Opioid-Associated Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Local
ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 177: Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy
Local
ASAM National Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
Local
CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain — United States, 2022
Local
European clinical practice recommendations on opioids for chronic non-cancer pain — Part 2: Special populations
Local
Highlights of the 2020 American Heart Association's Guidelines for CPR and ECC
Local
Overdose Prevention and Response Toolkit
Local
World Health Organization (WHO) Guidelines: Community management of opioid overdose
Local