A Radical Way to Stop Heroin Overdoses
Olga Khazan - The Atlantic 49d 5 tweets
In a nationwide first, New Jersey will allow paramedics to initiate buprenorphine, a medication that can treat opioid addiction.


Olga Khazan 50d ago
What's so great about New Jersey? They have a fascinating new strategy to fight the opioid epidemic
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Dr. Chinazo Cunningham 47d ago
Wow! I’m impressed. We have to think out of the box to make a dent on this epidemic. I hope there will be a rigorous evaluation! ⁦⁩ ⁦⁩ - , we would love to receive patients treated with bupe by EMS.
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Tim Lahey 46d ago
Paramedics in NJ to initiate buprenorphine en route to the hospital in hopes of keeping patients in care by #addiction #publichealth
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Ash Paul 49d ago
A Radical Way to Stop Heroin Overdoses In a nationwide first, New Jersey will allow paramedics to initiate buprenorphine, a medication that can treat opioid addiction via
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Gregg Gonsalves 49d ago
By allowing paramedics to administer a gold-standard drug, New Jersey might have found a way to put people on the path to treatment after opioid overdoses. But it's what happens next that really matters, as reports
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