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A substantial number of patients will wind up taking these meds on a more or less permanent basis, so lifetime costs should be considered.

We routinely received assurances from experts that abuse and addiction were not going to be a big problem once access to opioids had been greatly expanded.

He perceives it as gradual when in reality it’s progressing rather quickly.

It doesn’t help that many states are cutting back funds for low-cost treatment, mostly due to budget problems.

I’m always surprised when some pro athlete tests positive on the first day of training camp– what, he didn’t get the memo?

Suboxone isn’t detectable on many drug screens, and that means it brings a higher price in the correctional facility.

In an effort to make them sexier, research findings may be misstated or misinterpreted.

It may turn out that chronic pain, like addiction, is one of those conditions that responds best to an approach that’s both individualized and ongoing, and requires considerable commitment on the patient’s part.

Treatment is a formative time for a recovering addict—the ideas that seem to save us end up staying with us.

Something about this class of drugs appears to turn some scientists into the equivalent of helpless fanboys.