Six decades ago, researchers identified two transformative medical strategies that provided immense hope for managing two major public health problems. One was introducing the concept that depression originated from altered levels of brain chemicals, the other was determining that addiction to opioid drugs could be managed through treatments that targeted opioid physical dependence. Progress on management of depression has far outpaced management of OUD.

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