Methadone Is Often Used to Treat Opioid Addiction Because Methadone

question 5

Multiple Choice

Methadone is often used to treat opioid addiction because methadone

• A) is a strong opioid antagonist
• B) has much more severe withdrawal symptoms than other opioids
• C) has opioid-like effects even though methadone is not an opioid
• D) methadone does not cross the blood-brain barrier
• E) none of the above are true

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Anabolism

The constructive phase of metabolism in which the body cells synthesize complex molecules from simpler ones for growth, repair, and storage.

Substrate

A surface or material on or from which an organism lives, grows, or obtains its nourishment; in biochemistry, it's the substance on which an enzyme acts.

Inorganic Substance

A chemical compound that lacks carbon-hydrogen bonds, typical of non-living systems, such as minerals and metals.

Iodide Ions

Negatively charged ions of iodine, essential for thyroid gland function and hormone production.