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AI model designs new treatment candidate for opioid addiction that cuts cravings in rats
While the opioid epidemic is one of the most urgent public health emergencies facing the U.S., new therapeutic approaches for treating the underlying substance use disorder have lagged far behind. Scientists have now used an artificial intelligence program to design a compound that reduced fentanyl use in addicted rats, which could one day serve as a new tool to help patients recover from opioid abuse.