Treating heroin addiction with heroin seems viable
Thursday, August 20, 2009 - 06:21
in Health & Medicine
BOSTON (Reuters) - Injections of the active ingredient of heroin work far better than oral methadone for keeping addicts in treatment, away from illegal drugs and out of trouble, Canadian researchers reported on Wednesday.
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