To help combat overdoses, homeless shelters would have to increase the level of on-site medical care they provide opioid-addicted clients under a bill being considered by the New York City Council
The bill, introduced by Councilman Stephen Levin, would require all shelters to have buprenorphine, an addiction medication, available on-site, in addition to at least one physician or physician assistant familiar with treating opioid addiction. Mr.
Levin called the bill a response to the growing opioid epidemic, which has contributed to a recent spike in...Addiction experts are in wide agreement on the most effective way to help opioid addicts: Medication-assisted treatment. But most inpatient rehab facilities in the U.S. don’t offer this option. WSJ’s Jason Bellini reports on why the medication option is controversial, and in many places, hard to come by.
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