Acute opioid intoxication

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Acute opioid intoxication

ORPHA:35889Disease

What it is

A rare intoxication with opioids, a large group of alkaloid analgesics, mainly characterized by miosis (pinpoint pupil), respiratory depression (bradypnea/apnea) and central nervous system depression (sedation or coma). Other manifestations include hypotension, reduced bowel motility, hypothermia and hypoglycemia. Naloxone, a competitive inhibitor of the mu-opioid receptor, is a potent antagonist and is used as the antidote for opioid intoxication.

Key facts

Age of onset
All ages
Inheritance
Not applicable
Classified as
Disease

ICD-10 codes

T40.0ICD-10 uses a narrower term
T40.1ICD-10 uses a narrower term
T40.2ICD-10 uses a narrower term

Related health topics

Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.

Benefit programs to look at

Programs whose eligibility touches the same ICD-10 categories. Eligibility is decided by the administering agency, never by this page.

Cross-references

MONDO 0018173MONDO 18173UMLS C5848046

Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.

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