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levo-alpha acetyl methadol  

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  • There are currently three Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved opioid agonist treatments for opioid addiction, which include methadone hydrochloride, buprenorphine hydrochloride, and levo-alpha acetyl methadol (LAAM). All three of these drugs are long-acting opioids, which bind to opioid receptors and thus block opioids from binding to these receptors. [Source: Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, & Recovery; Levo-Alpha Acetyl Methadol]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-D8NLZG02-H

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