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.
They add that providing this medication as soon as possible not only relieves withdrawal symptoms but makes successful recovery from addiction more likely. Santa Cruz County EMS senior health services manager Greg Benson, meanwhile, said he was excited that their paramedics will receive the training and tools necessary to administer buprenorphine in the field.
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