When discussing the opioid epidemic, the conversation is definitely a tricky one involving millions of people on a very personal level, as everyone has been touched by it in some way. One of the voices that has been gaining more steam has been that of the harm reduction group, and one that Dr. Sulman Aziz Mirza, MD personally advocates for. Learn about what harm reduction is and what it is not, as well as one of the great tools of medication assisted treatment/medication for opioid use disorder, buprenorphine.   

Chapters 0:00 Intro 1:06 Harm reduction introduction 2:00 Issues with opioids 3:11 Harm reduction with opioids 4:17 Medication assisted treatment (MAT)/Medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) 5:48 Trajectory of MAT/MOUD 6:44 Wrap-up

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