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: Focuses on removing drugs from the body, not replacing one drug with another.
• Supervised medication: Involves using a legal drug (like methadone) under medical supervision to replace an illicit drug (heroin) in a controlled manner, which matches the described treatment.
• Therapeutic community: Usually involves a group - based, residential approach with a focus on social interaction and behavior change, not drug substitution.

Answer:

B. supervised medication