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A 22-year-old man is brought to A&E by friends who found him unresponsive after injecting heroin. On examination he has a respiratory rate of 6/min, oxygen saturation 82% on air, pinpoint pupils and a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 6. What is the most appropriate immediate pharmacological treatment?

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