The Nurse Is Working at an Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment

The nurse is working at an outpatient substance abuse treatment facility that specializes in the administration of methadone. The nurse is giving a patient education session. What will the nurse explain is the goal of methadone treatment?

A) To address the physiological symptoms associated with dependency of opioids/opiates
B) To address the craving associated with withdrawal from opioids/opiates
C) To address the craving associated with withdrawal from amphetamines
D) To address the physiological symptoms associated with dependency of amphetamines