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UI researchers find common drug could treat opioid use disorder

Researchers in the Carver College of Medicine found that acetazolamide blocks a key enzyme in the brain’s addiction cycle.
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Daily Iowan
https://psychiatry.medicine.uiowa.edu/node/add/article
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