As a psychiatrist that treats addictions, Buprenorphine is life saving, and we need to consider allowing it to those under the age of 16. There are real instances of opioid overdose and there are dangrously few options for middle and high school age adolescents who are very much at high risk given limited resources and lack of knowledge of how deadly these substances can be. We also need to think about the dosing of this not all people metabolize the same and the dose restrictions of 24mg may need to be reconsidered.  I strongly support making these changes.