Researchers believe a widely-used anti-overdose drug could offer gamblers a real-time antidote to combat problem gambling activity.

On Sunday, Finland media outlet YLE Uutiset reported that the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) wants to study the effect of Naloxone nasal spray (available under the brand name Narcan) on problem gamblers experiencing the urge to indulge.

Naloxone has received a lot of media attention over the past couple years, primarily due to its role in reviving opiate addicts who overdose on heroin, fentanyl or prescription painkillers. The scale of the opiate crisis means Naloxone kits have even been made available to drug users via local pharmacies.

Finnish researchers previously carried out a study of a Naloxone pill treatment that showed some promise in helping problem gamblers, but the pills took an hour or more to kick in, and researchers suspect the nasal spray would provide more immediate benefit.