According to a Random Clinical Trial on Drug Replacement Approaches

question 40

Multiple Choice

According to a random clinical trial on drug replacement approaches comparing LAAM vs. methadone in regards to heroin users over a 1 year period, all of the following findings were true except for:

• A)LAAM was less effective than MM in promoting abstinence from opiate use while in treatment.
• B)LAAM resulted in fewer opiate-positive samples during clinic sessions.
• C)LAAM led to more abstinence during the last 24 weeks of treatment.
• D)LAAM was more effective than MM in promoting retention.

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