An Effective Treatment for Opioid Addiction Exists. Why Isn’t It Used More?

I can’t read this article because it’s the NYT and they don’t get a dime.

But, duh, ‘they’ want the addicted to die.

"divided into three groups. One received a referral to addiction-treatment services outside the hospital. Another group received a similar referral, along with a brief counseling session at the hospital. And a third group received both the referral and the counseling while also starting on buprenorphine, taken daily as a tablet. After a month, this last cohort was about twice as likely as the other two groups to remain in treatment."

... the category that implemented the most support was the most effective, who could've guessed.. i like how its a white collar guy asking his doctor for something and being granted it.. i bet it doesn't go that way every time-- just a hunch- this buprenorphine is probably not covered by your insurance

just the perfect time to reach the end of the sample and hit a paywall, thanks nytimes.