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Take home naloxone not a treatment for OUD

Take home naloxone is a form of harm reduction that does nothing to actually treat the underlying addiction. Shouldn’t be listed in the info box under treatments. 96.255.209.251 (talk) 12:15, 19 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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