Why Does Opioid Overdose Cause Pulmonary Edema?
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In 2023, nearly 80,000 overdose deaths in the United States involved opioids [1.7.1]. A life-threatening complication of these events is pulmonary edema, but why does opioid overdose cause pulmonary edema? The answer involves a cascade of respiratory and vascular events.
