NEW Tele-buprenorphine Hotline now serving King County

NEW Tele-buprenorphine Hotline now serving King County

Call the “Telebup” Hotline anytime at (206) 289-0287! Help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

By: Christen Bourgeois Date: April 11th, 2024

 

Header reads "NEW TELEBUP HOTLINE". Image features a hand holding cell phone on a salmon pink background with navy lettering reads "ON DEMAND BUP" with Telebup Hotline number: 206-289-0287 available to call year-round, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Footer has UW Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine and King County logos with QR Code for more information to scan

Call the “Telebup” Hotline at (206) 289-0287 anytime!

The UW Department of Emergency Medicine (UW DEM) recently launched a Tele-buprenorphine Hotline in partnership with Public Health—Seattle & King County to provide low-barrier medication for opioid use disorder.

This new hotline offers on-demand treatment year-round 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through a FREE telehealth visit with one of 13 UW Department of Emergency Medicine physicians. Each physician’s team has two Linkage to Care Coordinators who are available to assist patients with linking to care within 72 hours of their first telehealth visit.

This service is for anyone who is:

• 13 years of age or older

• has an opioid use disorder

• currently residing within King County, WA

Learn more about the Telebup Program >>

 

Source: The UW Department of Emergency Medicine (UW DEM) and Public Health—Seattle & King County