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Step-Down Drugs Gaining Acceptance In Fight Against Opioids

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In the recovery community, there's much debate about the best way to wean people who use drugs off opioids. Addiction specialists have straddled a philosophical divide over the use of pharmaceuticals in the process. But the side advocating against medication-assisted treatment is losing support.

Blake Farmer (@flakebarmer) from WPLN in Nashville reports.

This segment aired on July 25, 2018.

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