naloxone
naloxone (nal-oks-ohn) n. a drug that is a specific antidote to morphine and other opioids. Administered by injection, it is used in the emergency treatment of opioid overdosage and to reverse the respiratory depression induced by opioid analgesics during surgery. As it is short-acting, repeated doses may be necessary.
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