The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE924
June 10, 1994
LAAM - Long-Acting Methadone for Treatment of Heroin Addiction
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LAAM - Long-Acting Methadone for Treatment of Heroin Addiction
June 10, 1994 (Issue: 924)
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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