unique treatments for opioid addiction from industry finally trying to tackle problem it helped to createThe numbers in the US alone are astonishing: more than 53000 people over 12 months; an average of 146 a day. This is the death toll from opioid overdoses last year,many of them from widely prescribed painkillers, such as tramadol, or codeine and oxycodone.Donald Trump has declared America’s opioid problem a “public health emergency” as it spiralled into the deadliest drug epidemic in US history. Now the pharmaceutical industry,which has been heavily criticised for its role in the crisis, is seeking to address a catastrophe it helped create. Two companies are offering unique monthly treatments for those hooked on powerful painkillers, and with one approved by the US regulator last week.
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Source: guardian.co.uk