A patient is being rehabilitated after addiction to heroin. Which one of the following drugs would be prescribed by the health care provider to alleviate the opioid craving for heroin in this patient?
a. Methadone
b. Morphine
c. Hydroxyzine (Vistaril)
d. Naloxone (Narcan)
ANS: A
Methadone has been used effectively for more than 40 years as a treatment for heroin depend-ency. Its use is not without controversy, however. The drug acts by blocking heroin's effects without creating a "high," eliminates withdrawal symptoms, and relieves the craving associated with opioid dependency.
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