| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
USA. U.S. to promote use of opioid alternatives to treat addiction
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to encourage widespread use among opioid addicts of less harmful opioid drugs such as methadone and buprenorphine, a radical shift in policy that could draw opposition from those in the addiction field who believe abstinence is the only effective treatment. (Reuters, 25.10.2017)