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ReviewACS pharmacology & translational science2024

Nanotechnology-Enhanced Naloxone and Alternative Treatments for Opioid Addiction.

Ingrid Marie Heyns, Alina Farah Faunce, Mercy Ngosa Mumba, M N V Ravi Kumar, Meenakshi Arora

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Review in ACS pharmacology & translational science, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Outcompeting opioid-induced respiratory depression.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026
    Article
  2. Article
  3. Role of Nanomedicine in Transforming Pharmacotherapy for Substance Use Disorder (SUD).Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Nanomedicine and nanobiotechnology
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Ingrid Marie HeynsThe Center for Convergent Bioscience and Medicine (CCBM), The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4323-892X
Alina Farah FaunceResearch Department, Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dothan, Alabama 36303, United States.
Mercy Ngosa MumbaCenter for Substance Use Research and Related Conditions, Capstone College of Nursing, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United States.
M N V Ravi KumarThe Center for Convergent Bioscience and Medicine (CCBM), The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5606-401X
Meenakshi AroraThe Center for Convergent Bioscience and Medicine (CCBM), The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3809-3153

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Opioids are commonly prescribed to address intense, ongoing pain associated with cancer, as well as long-lasting noncancer-related pain when alternative methods have proven ineffective. Individuals who exhibit both chronic pain and misuse of opioids face a significant danger of experiencing adverse health outcomes and the potential loss of life related to opioid use. Thus, there is a current movement to prescribe naloxone to those considered high-risk for opioid overdose. Naloxone has been explored as an antidote to reverse acute respiratory depression. Conversely, naloxone can give rise to other problems, including hypertension and cardiac arrhythmias. Thus, the importance of nanotechnology-enabled drug delivery strategies and their role in mitigating naloxone side-effects are significant. In this review, we explore the latest advancements in nanotechnology-enabled naloxone and alternative methods for addressing the opioid crisis through the utilization of non-opioid natural alternatives for chronic pain management.

Identifiers

PMID39144549
PMCPMC11320732

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