Science Says: Medications Prevent Opioid Addiction Relapse

Science Says: Medications Prevent Opioid Addiction Relapse
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Remarks by a top U.S. health official have reignited a quarrel in the world of addiction and recovery: Does treating opioid addiction with medication save lives? Or does it trade one addiction for another?

Health Secretary Tom Price's recent comments - one replying to a reporter's question, the other in a newspaper op-ed - waver between two strongly held views.



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