The government has approved the first treatment for a key factor in the drug overdose crisis, which kills more people than car crashes

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By Erin BrodwinMay 16, 2018, 4:39 pm141 pts
More than 63,000 Americans died of opioid drug overdoses last year, more than the number killed in car crashes. On Wednesday, the FDA approved the first drug designed to treat the symptoms of opioid withdrawal, which can be painful and hook users in a potentially deadly cycle of addiction. Called Lucemyra, the…

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