Santa Cruz County Emergency Medical Services has launched a new program to expand the distribution of the drug buprenorphine by emergency responders in an effort to reduce opioid overdoses in the area.
The program, which is being done in partnership with Monterey and San Benito counties, began July 13. It involves paramedics administering buprenorphine to certain patients in opioid withdrawal while taking them to a hospital, where they are in turn connected to long-term treatment programs.
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