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Study touts treating heroin addicts with heroin - CNN.com

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If treating heroin addicts by giving them heroin seems counterintuitive, having the government fund that addiction to the tune of more than $22,000 per patient per year comes across as downright radical.

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RT @carr2n @googlenews Study touts treating heroin addicts with heroin - CNN http://bit.ly/13levf (look familiar @frederikNYC?)

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