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Step-Down Drugs Gaining Acceptance In Fight Against Opioids

In the recovery community, there’s much debate about the best way to wean people who use drugs off opioids. Addiction specialists have straddled a philosophical divide over the use of pharmaceuticals in the process. But the side advocating against medication-assisted treatment is losing support.

Blake Farmer (@flakebarmer) from WPLN in Nashville reports.

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