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Washington. The House approved legislation in a 412-1 vote yesterday that would allow physicians to administer federally controlled substances to treat patients addicted to heroin and other opiates. Under the Drug Addiction Treatment Act, qualified physicians who are already registered with the Drug Enforcement Agency could obtain a three-year waiver to bypass DEA requirements for administering schedule IV or V drugs for addiction treatment. Proponents of the bill hope it will eventually become easier for physicians to dispense buprenorphine, which when taken with naloxone, has been found to be less addictive than methadone. The bill "would open up a new front in the war on drugs," and "makes a start" towards addressing the problem of addiction, said House Commerce Chairman Thomas Bliley, R-Va.
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