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St. Paul Fire begins offering Suboxone in the field to patients after overdoses
Summary
The St. Paul Fire Department told the City Council it has started a pilot to administer an initial dose of buprenorphine/Suboxone in the field to people treated with naloxone or in withdrawal, with physician oversight, peer review and follow-up supports.
St. Paul's fire department told the City Council on Nov. 6 it has begun a pilot program to deliver an initial dose of buprenorphine (Suboxone) to people in the field after opioid overdoses or when they present in withdrawal.
"Today we have a fire department that's going to be able to offer an initial dose of Suboxone to those patients in the streets of Saint Paul when they're, at their most vulnerable," Dr. Aaron Burnett, medical director for St. Paul Fire and a Regions Hospital physician, said during the briefing. He said the…
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