| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
USA. As Opioid Prescriptions Fall, Prescriptions for Drugs to Treat Addiction Rise
USA. As Opioid Prescriptions Fall, Prescriptions for Drugs to Treat Addiction Rise
WASHINGTON — The number of new monthly prescriptions for medications that treat opioid addiction nearly doubled over the past two years, according to new data, while prescriptions for opioid painkillers continued to decline. (New York Times, 19.04.2018)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/19/health/opioid-prescriptions-addiction.html