In What Way Is Methadone Useful to People Who Are

question 219

Multiple Choice

In what way is methadone useful to people who are trying to overcome an addiction to heroin or morphine?

• A) It permanently eliminates the craving for the other drugs.
• B) It temporarily satisfies the craving without disrupting behavior so drastically.
• C) It interacts with the other drugs so that someone who used heroin or morphine after taking methadone would get sick.
• D) It prevents the person from experiencing a high from any drug for the next week.

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