A Baltimore City grand jury has concluded that buprenorphine — a pharmaceutical treatment for opiate addiction — is both effective and safe, countering critics who said the drug was widely abused.

The report, issued Monday after an intensive study of the drug from January to May, also recommends Baltimore health officials expand the availability of buprenorphine to treat addicts citywide.

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