A Client Asks the Nurse How Methadone (Dolophine) Can Help

question 16

Multiple Choice

A client asks the nurse how methadone (Dolophine) can help with a heroin dependence. Which response should the nurse provide?

• A) "Methadone (Dolophine) will cause illness if heroin is used."
• B) "Methadone (Dolophine) does not cause euphoria like heroin does."
• C) "Methadone (Dolophine) can cure an addiction to heroin."
• D) "Methadone (Dolophine) causes an allergic reaction to heroin."

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