Addiction

Is Methadone Still Used to Detox from Heroin?

Is methadone still used to detox from heroin? Yes, in some cases. However, Suboxone has become the gold standard for both heroin withdrawal and heroin maintenance treatment. There are several reasons for this. Suboxone’s synthetic opioid ingredient, buprenorphine, is only a partial agonist of the brain’s opioid receptors, especially the MOR or mu receptor. Because

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