The nurse is providing education for a patient who desires to stop taking heroin. Which information should be included?
A) "You are probably going to have some withdrawal symptoms, but there are medications that can help you."
B) "Expect to remain on methadone for a long while."
C) "Methadone will give you the same high as the heroin you have been using."
D) "You will need a supply of syringes and needles for your methadone treatment."
E) "Methadone will not cause any withdrawal symptoms"
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