US researchers just announced that they will be conducting the first ever study to find a treatment for the addiction to such popular painkillers such as Oxycontin and Vicodin. The study will be funded by the National Institute of Drug Abuse and will judge the effectiveness of the medication buprenorphine/naloxone tablets (brand name Suboxone) that helps users cut dependency on addictive painkillers. The study will monitor 648 patients and will also document the effectiveness of several diff

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