Addiction, Volume 101 Issue 12 Page 1752 - December 2006
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J. Roy Robertson, Gillian M. Raab, Malcolm Bruce, James S. McKenzie, Helen R. Storkey, Amy Salter
New And Cheaper Way To Treat Heroin Addiction / Medical News Today, 11 Dec 2006
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"Costly methadone treatment for heroin addicts could be replaced by a substitute painkiller that is half the price, safer and less toxic. In a study spanning three and a half years, researchers found that the prescription painkiller dihydrocodeine is equally as effective as methadone to help drug users kick the habit."
