The state has deployed a comprehensive approach to addressing the epidemic, including expanding access to naloxone, a drug that reverses overdoses and working with hospitals to urge people into treatment. Medicaid expanded the number of residential treatment beds it would cover and the state helped to fund a stabilization center in Baltimore that serves as a safe place for drug users to go when they are intoxicated to get medical treatment and links to other social services. The state also has worked to increase the number of medical providers who can prescribe buprenorphine, a medication that relieves withdrawal symptoms.