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People who are administered naloxone after an opioid overdose often go through painful withdrawal symptoms afterward.
The drug Buprenorphine can counteract those effects, reducing symptoms of vomiting, shaking and anxiety.
Only a handful of cities administer the drug after using naloxone. Baltimore has one emergency medical unit that can give the drug to people who recently overdosed.
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