Cyanide antidote compositions and methods of use

A method of treating cyanide intoxication in a subject, comprising:

• administrating to a subject who would benefit from such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a sulfur analog, or pharmaceutically acceptable derivative of a sulfur analog in an amount sufficient to convert at least some cyanide to thiocyanate to detoxify the subject, wherein the sulfur analog has the structure
• R1—Sn—R2 (I)
• where R1 is R3—SO2—;
• R2 is R4—SO2— or R5;
• and n is 1 to 8;
• where R3 is an alkyl moiety or an aryl moiety;
• where R4 is an alkyl moiety or an aryl moiety;
• and
• R5 is an alkyl moiety or an aryl moiety.