A Patient with Opioid Use Disorder Seeks Treatment

question 18

Multiple Choice

A patient with opioid use disorder seeks treatment. When discussing the rationale for using methadone to ease opioid withdrawal, the provider explains that methadone has which pharmacologic property or characteristic?

• A) It can prevent abstinence syndrome.
• B) It has a shorter duration of action than other opioids.
• C) It is a nonopioid agent.
• D) It lacks cross-tolerance with other opioids.

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