University of Iowa researchers in the Carver College of Medicine discovered a commonly used drug could treat opioid use disorder, a chronic relapsing condition marked by opioid addiction.
Opioids are a type of drug that relieves pain but can also be highly addictive, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
The study was led by John Wemmie, a psychiatrist and professor at the UI, and used acetazolamide, a drug often sold under the brand name Diamox and prescribed for health problems such as glaucoma and altitude sickness…