The nurse is providing education for a client who desires to stop taking heroin. Which information should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. "You are probably going to have some withdrawal symptoms, but there are medications that can help you."
B. "Expect to remain on methadone for quite a while."
C. "Methadone will produce the same high as the heroin you have been using."
D. "You will need a supply of syringes and needles for your methadone treatment."
E. "Methadone does not cause any withdrawal symptoms."
Ans:
A. "You are probably going to have some withdrawal symptoms, but there are medications that can help you."
B. "Expect to remain on methadone for quite a while."
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