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The Methadone Awareness Test

Time to read: 2 min

How much do you
really know about methadone?
Take NAMA’s Methadone Awareness Test and find out!

Most Frequently Asked Question:

Is methadone maintenance “trading one
addiction for another”

   
Answer

  1. Pregnant women should withdraw or at least lower their dose of
    methadone so that the baby is not born dependent. True or false?  
    Answer
  2. Methadone gets into the bone marrow, rots the teeth, and “depletes
    calcium”. True or false?  Answer
  3. Methadone suppresses the immune system so that HIV+ methadone patients
    should be encouraged to withdraw. True or false? 
    Answer
  4. If it is necessary for a methadone patient to take pain medication they
    do not need strong narcotics because the methadone will block the pain. True or false? 
    Answer
  5. Methadone causes patients to become alcoholics and/or cocaine abusers.
    True or false?  Answer
  6. Methadone is more addicting than heroin.
    True or false? Answer
  7. Methadone patients should not be allowed to operate heavy machinery or
    to drive a car. True or false? Answer
  8. Methadone was named for Adolph Hitler.
    True or false? Answer
  9. When they do autopsies on methadone patients, the patients’ internal
    organs are dyed bright Orange. True or false?     Answer

 



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