Question

question 1
2 points
methadone treatment is necessary when newborns present with very severe withdrawal symptoms and whose mothers used which drug?
○ cocaine
○ methamphetamine
○ marijuana
○ heroin
clear selection

Explanation:

Methadone is used to treat opioid withdrawal. Heroin is an opioid, and if a mother used heroin, the newborn may have severe withdrawal symptoms requiring methadone treatment. Cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana are not opioids, so their withdrawal in newborns is not treated with methadone.

Answer:

D. heroin