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LAAM - Long-Acting Methadone for Treatment of Heroin Addiction
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LAAM - Long-Acting Methadone for Treatment of Heroin Addiction
Methadone, an opioid agonist that can be taken orally, has been used for maintenance treatment for many years in the USA (DM Novick et al, Drug Alcohol Depend, 33:235, 1993). Last year, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the distribution...more
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