Dr. Michael Hayes, an addiction treatment specialist, has been on the front lines of Baltimore?s medical battle with heroin addiction since the ?70s and serves as the head of the Center for Addiction Medicine in Baltimore. Hayes took time to speak with The Examiner about the recent controversy involving buprenorphine, a relatively new treatment for heroin addiction that rids addicts of cravings but that critics say is being misused.
How do you respond to recent criticism of buprenorphine as a safe treatment for heroin addiction?
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