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New drug offered to addicted inmates combats opioid epidemic

A new program fighting opiate addiction among inmates at a Kentucky jail combines the traditional tools of recovery, psychotherapy and 12-step support groups with a new drug, Vivitrol. It blocks the effects of opiates like heroin and morphine. Jim Axelrod reports.
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