Nina Feldman writes in the NPR (8/13) “Shots” blog about buprenorphine “that curbs cravings and treats the symptoms of withdrawal from opioid addiction.” Feldman highlights one “mobile medical clinic parked on a corner of Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood” that facilitates the prescribing of buprenorphine to people addicted to opioids. The clinic “is a project of Prevention Point, Philadelphia’s only syringe-exchange program, and is part of the city’s efforts to expand access to this particular form of medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction.” The piece adds that “doctors must apply for a special waiver from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to prescribe buprenorphine,” which is a barrier “to buprenorphine access.”
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— “It’s The Go-To Drug To Treat Opioid Addiction. Why Won’t More Pharmacies Stock It?, “Nina Feldman, NPR, August 13, 2019