Pilot will allow paramedics to give initial buprenorphine dose after overdose beginning May 1
Staff said a new pilot starting May 1 will let EMS and paramedics administer a first sublingual dose of buprenorphine to people revived from opioid overdoses (post-naloxone) to reduce withdrawal and encourage treatment engagement.
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Health staff described a new pilot program starting May 1 that will permit EMS and paramedics to administer a first sublingual dose of buprenorphine to people revived from opioid overdose following naloxone administration.
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