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WA drug addiction treatment centers face strain of overhead costs
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This new pain drug is being touted as a non-addictive alternative to opioids
So this development - how would this new drug make a difference for them? NOGUCHI: Yeah, I mean, this would be a safer alternative. Anesthesiologist Antje Barreveld worries about addiction all the ...
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This new pain drug is being touted as a non-addictive alternative to opioids
It works differently, and it is not addictive. NPR's Yuki Noguchi is here to explain. Hi there. YUKI NOGUCHI, BYLINE: Hi, Juana. SUMMERS: So, Yuki, tell me, how big of a deal is it that this new pain ...