A new prescription to treat prescription drug abuse

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Prescription drugs have arguably become more dangerous to addicts than street drugs. The pharmaceutical industry may now have uncovered an effective treatment that reduces dependence by restoring the functions that opioids disrupt, and it presents the …
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Treating addiction as a public health issue, not a crime

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Nowhere is the problem more apparent than Houston, where the renowned medical center area has become “a national hotspot for prescription drug abuse,” according to a recent story in the Houston Chronicle. The paper reported in November that a Drug …
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