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Which of the following is a major disadvantage of naloxone as a treatment for opioid overdose?

A) As a partial agonist, it may produce depression of the central nervous system
B) It does not antagonize the effects of heroin
C) it has a low therapeutic index
D) It has a shorter duration of action than most opioids
E) Tolerance develops to its antagonistic effect


  #2

D).


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There's a study that actually says A
I wonder if USMLE is so up-to-date ?

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