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Why it's easier to be prescribed an opioid painkiller than the treatment for opioid addiction

  • Written by The Conversation Contributor

Prescription opioid abuse and its downstream effects have reached epidemic proportions in the United States. On May 26, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) moved a step closer to providing help to those addicted to opioids by approving a new implant containing buprenorphine, an opioid replacement that can reduce the cravings of addiction.

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