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| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Legal

USA. Drug Industry and Government Announce Efforts to Combat Opioid Crisis

Drug company and government officials announced new efforts designed to fight opioid addiction during a meeting this week of the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis.

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The senior director of U.S. WorldMed told the commission the company is awaiting feedback from the Food and Drug Administration on their new drug Lofexidine. If approved, the drug would be the first and only non-narcotic product used for treating opioid withdrawal, CBS News reports. (Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, USA, 28.09.2017)

https://drugfree.org/learn/drug-and-alcohol-news/drug-industry-government-announce-efforts-combat-opioid-crisis/