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Receiving naloxone after an opioid overdose can trigger intense withdrawal symptoms, even as the drug saves someone’s life.

Medications such as buprenorphine and methadone can help, but there’s not always a “safe landing zone” for people to stabilize as they recover from an overdose, emergency medicine and addiction physician Dr. Callan Fockele said. Finding patients to ensure they can continue medications is tricky, and sometimes they fall through the cracks.

Seeking to bridge that gap, t

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