Comparing Two Naloxone Tapering Methods in Management of Methadone Intoxication; a Quasi-experimental Study.

Introduction: Even though naloxone is the main treatment for methadone poisoning treatment there are controversies about the proper method of its tapering. This study aimed to compare two methods in this regard.

Method: This study was a prospective, single-blind pilot quasi-experimental study on non-addicted adult patients poisoned with methadone.