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Committee defers vote to expand naloxone formulations after health experts cite limited evidence
Summary
Warren County officials discussed a proposed resolution to expand a naloxone standing order to include higher-dose formulations and additional medications but declined to move it forward pending further input from health providers; local overdose data through May show 20 overdoses with two fatalities.
Warren County officials on Wednesday discussed a proposed resolution to expand the county’s standing order for opioid overdose reversal medication but chose not to move the item to the full board pending additional professional guidance.
Rob (unnamed county staff) introduced Jessica Perkins, clinical director for Baywood Center, who described Baywood’s jail and outpatient services and the agency’s community outreach team. "We provide group and individual counseling as well as, MATs, which would be the Suboxone, Sublocade, and Vivitrol," Perkins said. She added Baywood offers naloxone kits to patients, "to include at discharge," and that a community outreach team distributes harm-reduction and hygiene kits, often to…
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