Doctors, addicts to rally for better access to treatment drug
Say federal rules hurt those who could be helped
With heroin and OxyContin abuse at epidemic levels, Massachusetts doctors say they are increasingly frustrated by tight federal restrictions that force them to put addicts on a waiting list for the most promising treatment for opiate addiction in decades. (Full article: 752 words)
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