Question

select the correct answer.
a person addicted to heroin went through the following treatment to stop his drug abuse: a doctor gradually replaced his daily heroin dosage with the legal drug methadone.
what kind of treatment is this?
a. detoxification
b. supervised medication
c. therapeutic community

Explanation:

Detoxification is mainly about removing toxins from the body. Therapeutic community focuses on group - based support and behavior change. Here, a doctor is replacing heroin with methadone (a legal drug) under supervision, which fits the concept of supervised medication.

Answer:

B. supervised medication