CONNECT NY
A path to Treatment.
Clip: Season 4 Episode 2 | 4m 42s
Dr. Ross Sullivan is the Director of Medical Toxicology at Upstate University Hospital.
Dr. Sullivan launched a special clinic with Upstate’s Emergency Center in 2016 to serve those addicted to opioids who arrived to the ER. They are given short-term prescriptions of Subozone, a version of buprenorphine in order to reduce withdrawal symptoms. The response helps patients get into a rehab program. Sullivan explains how the hundreds treated thus far are benefitting from the response.
CONNECT NY is a local public television program presented by WCNY
CONNECT NY
A path to Treatment.
Clip: Season 4 Episode 2 | 4m 42s
Dr. Sullivan launched a special clinic with Upstate’s Emergency Center in 2016 to serve those addicted to opioids who arrived to the ER. They are given short-term prescriptions of Subozone, a version of buprenorphine in order to reduce withdrawal symptoms. The response helps patients get into a rehab program. Sullivan explains how the hundreds treated thus far are benefitting from the response.
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Dr. Ross Sullivan is the Director of Medical Toxicology at Upstate University Hospital. (3m 54s)
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Dr. Ross Sullivan is the Director of Medical Toxicology at Upstate University Hospital. (4m 44s)
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New York’s Response to Opioids
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CONNECT NY is a local public television program presented by WCNY