By By Carla K. Johnson The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Remarks by a top U.S. health official have reignited a quarrel in the world of addiction and recovery: Does treating opioid addiction with medication save lives? Or does it trade one addiction for another? Health Secretary Tom Price's recent comments - one replying to a reporter's question, the other in a newspaper op-ed - waver between two strongly held views. Medication-assisted treatment, known as MAT, is backed by doctors.
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By Carla K. Johnson
The Associated Press, The Charleston Gazette
Mon, 05/22/2017 - 12:01pm
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Topics: West Virginia Kanawha County Charleston
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