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What do you get when you take a treatable brain disease, criminalize it, and withhold treatment from those afflicted?
A deadly public health crisis.
Addiction is treatable. We need to start treating it that way.

The Gold Standard:
Medication-Assisted Treatment
Buprenorphine
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FDA-approved partial opioid agonist that eliminates withdrawal symptoms, reduces cravings, and prevents overdose fatalities.
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Comes in an oral or sublingual tablet, sublingual strip, or monthly injection
Methadone
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FDA-approved opioid agonist that eliminates withdrawal symptoms, reduces cravings, and decreases risks associated with illicit opioid use.
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Comes in an oral solution, oral tablet, or monthly injection
Naltrexone
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FDA-approved opioid antagonist that prevents and reverses overdose fatalities, reduces cravings, and blocks the effects of other opioids.
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Comes in a pill, injection, intranasal spray, or long-acting implant
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