As the battle against narcotics continues, one way for opiate addicts to fight their addiction might be opiates themselves. A study on prescription opioid dependence shows prescription opioid–dependent patients are most likely to reduce opioid use during buprenorphine-naloxone treatment. Roger Weiss, professor of psychiatry at McLean Hospital, led the study. Kevin Hill, assistant professor of psychiatry at McLean Hospital, is quoted.
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