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DPH expands on‑demand buprenorphine service as overdose deaths fall, director says

San Francisco Health Commission · November 5, 2024
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Director Colfax told the Health Commission that the Department of Public Health has expanded an on‑demand buprenorphine service (8 a.m.–midnight) and presented year‑over‑year increases in treatment admissions and prescriptions alongside a drop in fatal overdoses.

Director Colfax reported to the San Francisco Health Commission that the Department of Public Health has expanded an on‑demand treatment line to connect people who use fentanyl with a medical provider who can prescribe buprenorphine from 8 a.m. to midnight daily.

"This means that any San Franciscan can call this line and get a provider who will come up with a…

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