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Even with a license to prescribe a popular addiction treatment drug, many doctors aren’t giving it to their patients

Just over half of the physicians licensed to prescribe buprenorphine actually prescribe the medication to patients, a new study has found.

This July 23, 2018 file photo shows packets of buprenorphine, a drug which controls heroin and opioid cravings, in Greenfield, Mass.
This July 23, 2018 file photo shows packets of buprenorphine, a drug which controls heroin and opioid cravings, in Greenfield, Mass.Read moreElise Amendola / AP / AP File