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USA. OTP Responds to Shooting at Baltimore Clinic Across the Street Two people died after a shooting at the highly respected Man Alive opioid treatment program (OTP) in Baltimore on July 15—the shooter, and one other man. “Fortunately, these kinds…

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Offering Emergency Buprenorphine Without a Prescription. Roy PJ, Stein MD.  JAMA.Published online July 08, 2019. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.8309 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2737850