Buprenorphine use in the emergency department safe for people who use fentanyl

At a Glance Researchers found that buprenorphine can be safely started in the emergency department by people who use fentanyl either alone or with other drugs. Wider use of buprenorphine could help reduce the growing number of overdose deaths caused by fentanyl. The study examined whether buprenorphine could be safely started in the emergency department […]