methadone treatment
Heroin dependency program
Methadone treatment is a medical approach to opioid addiction that uses methadone—a long-acting synthetic opioid—to reduce withdrawal symptoms and cravings without producing the high of heroin or other opioids.
Patients typically visit a clinic daily to receive their dose under supervision: He's been on methadone treatment for two years.
The approach is sometimes called methadone maintenance or medication-assisted treatment.
- opioidMorphine-class analgesic
- controlled substancesLegally regulated intoxicants
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
- prescription guidelinesRules for taking medication
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