While creating a methadone protocol for a patient rehabilitating from heroin addiction, the nurse explains that the patient will take methadone:
a. daily for the rest of his life.
b. daily until stabilized, then gradually reduce the dose to zero.
c. weekly for at least 6 months, then decrease the dose to once a month.
d. monthly for 6 to 10 months, then decrease the dose to zero.
B
Methadone is given daily until the patient is stabilized. The methadone is reduced gradually until the patient does not need to take any.
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