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New Heroin Addiction Treatment? Heroin

Scientists caution that controversial treatment has its downsides

By Wesley Oliver,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 23, 2009 11:42 AM CDT

(Newser) – Medical heroin may be effectively used to treat heroin addiction, Canadian scientists have discovered, but their dramatic findings may be railroaded over political and financial concerns, ABC News reports. Injectable diacetylmorphine, the active ingredient in heroin, resulted in 67% less illegal activity and illicit drug...   Read full story »

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