What Is the Role of Drugs in Addiction Treatment?

Published March 4, 2014

Question by daphne p: What is the role of drugs in addiction treatment?
I’m just wondering what methadone is for, why it is needed for recovery.

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Answer by aya e
The drugs are able to help restore the brain functioning back to normal. They also relieve the patient of craving for heroin, and they suppress withdrawal symptoms. It also blocks the effects of heroin. The drugs make it easier for the patient to recover in a shorter amount of time, and prevents relapse as well.

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