AdvertisementThe Case For Sending Drug Users Home From The Hospital With Open IV Lines03:47Download AudioResumeFebruary 20, 2020Martha BebingerfacebookEmailArthur Jackson (right) gets blood tests during home visits in Boston from nurse Brenda Mastricola. He's also getting intravenous penicillin to treat a serious bone infection in his foot. The medication's pump is connected to an indwelling IV catheter. It's still uncommon for patients with a history of injection drug use to be sent home with an IV. (WBUR)