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Unproven meth, cocaine ‘remedy’ hits market

By Kari Huus Reporter MSNBC Updated: 12:54 p.m. PT Nov 1, 2006 A drug cocktail that backers say is the first effective treatment for methamphetamine and cocaine addiction is dividing substance abuse experts into two hostile camps — those who say they have seen it work wonders and those who say it has been rushed…
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New York Times Magazine – An Anti-Addiction Pill? June 25, 2006

By BENOIT DENIZET-LEWIS Last month, the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was host to a conference about addiction for a small, invitation-only crowd of neuroscientists, clinicians and public policy makers. It was an unusual gathering. Addiction conferences are usually sober affairs, but M.I.T. offered a lavish cocktail reception…
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