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Naloxone for non-opioid overdoses

Off-label use for Naloxone to reverse non-opioid overdose has been substantiated at the case series/report level for which xenobiotics?

Valproic acid (PMID=17711961; theoretical mechanism: empiric evidence, no theory)

Ace-inhibitor overdose (PMID=1928887; theoretical mechanism: inhibition of digestion of endogenous endorphins)

Imidazolines (PMDI=29544366; higher dose, theoretical mechanism: reversal of brain stem Beta-endorphin release)