There’s Medication for Teenage Opioid Addiction. Why Is It So Hard to Get?

There are three FDA-approved medications to treat opioid addiction in the United States: methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone. But doctors consistently underutilize all of them.

	There's Medication for Teenage Opioid Addiction. Why Is It So Hard to Get? There are three FDA-approved medications to treat opioid addiction in the United States: methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone. But doctors consistently underutilize all of them. Read on The Flu Vaccine Might Be Mismatched, but You Still Need Your Shot READ ON Bernie Sanders Undergoes Heart Procedure: What to Know READ ON There Could Be Billions of Microplastics in Your Tea — Here's What to Know READ ON Should Unvaccinated Children Be Banned from School During an Outbreak? READ ON More Top Reads Follow Us View in browser Did a friend send you this email? Subscribe here. To see all newsletters, click here. Privacy Policy|Unsubscribe © 2019 Healthline Media 660 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA 94107