| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Fentanyl
When someone overdoses on fentanyl and makes it to the hospital Emergency Department, a high dose of buprenorphine is a lifesaver.
When someone overdoses on fentanyl and makes it to the hospital Emergency Department, a high dose of buprenorphine is a lifesaver.
Dr. Gail D’Onofrio, an expert in emergency medicine and addiction, knows that to be true. “In emergency medicine, I was the first person to prescribe in the Emergency Department in the country,” she said. “In the Yale health system, I had the expectation that every faculty member who served here in New Haven had to be waivered.” (New Haven Register, USA, 11.06.2022)
https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/High-dose-drug-treats-fentanyl-overdose-if-you-17234073.php?t=47c3762bb3