The Use of Methadone in Drug Maintenance Programs Is Controversial

question 158

Multiple Choice

The use of methadone in drug maintenance programs is controversial because methadone:

• A) use increases the risk of contracting AIDS.
• B) costs more than $50 a day per person treated.
• C) produces withdrawal that is sometimes more difficult than heroin withdrawal.
• D) needs to be taken several times per day according to a rigid schedule.

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Definitions:

Practical Ways

Effective and feasible methods or strategies that can be applied to solve real-world problems or accomplish tasks.

Id's Drives

Psychoanalytic concept referring to the instinctual, unconscious drives and desires that seek immediate satisfaction according to the pleasure principle.

Socially Acceptable

Behaviors or norms that are considered appropriate and within the bounds of respectability within a society or community.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the mind that mediates between the conscious and the unconscious and is responsible for reality testing and a sense of personal identity.