Costly New Addiction Implant is Incoming

Costly New Addiction Implant is Incoming

There's a new tool in the fight against the nation's raging opioid epidemic.

The FDA on Thursday approved an implantable version of the drug buprenorphine, which staves off opioid cravings. Labels for the new device are rolling off printing devices today, and trainings begin Saturday for doctors who want to learn to insert the four matchstick size rods into patients.

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