In national first, N.J. program will let paramedics administer buprenorphine

In national first, N.J. program will let paramedics administer buprenorphine

In a nationwide first, New Jersey authorizes paramedics to start addiction treatment at the scene of an overdose

By LEV FACHER

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New Jersey’s health commissioner authorized paramedics to administer buprenorphine to patients right after reviving them from an opioid overdose. 

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