Are there any other addiction treatment for heroin other than methadone?!
Question:
Are there any other addiction treatment for heroin other than methadone?
I know methadone is commonly used, but I've heard that it can be addictive as well. I suppose it could be true, as heroin was first believed to be a medication for morphine addiction. So, are there other treatments for heroin addiction?
Answers:
Yes, there is. There's naloxone, which is an opiate receptor blocker that adheres to neurons so the opiates wouldn't work. There's naltrexone, which is an opiate receptor blocker used to treat addiction to heroin. There's also buprenorphine, which, as of now, seems the most appealing medication of them all, as it requires less dosage, and has the least withdrawal symptoms, if any.