Assertion: methadone | /r/HasProperty | effective
Facets:
value: in relieving cancer pain
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: very
type: DEGREE
value: almost
type: DEGREE
value: for heroin addicts
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: for purposes of opioid maintenance therapy
type: PURPOSE
value: in treating opiate withdrawal
type: OTHER
value: in this role
type: OTHER
value: as a treatment for opiate addictions
type: MANNER
value: in retaining people in treatment
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: for relieving painful opioid withdrawal symptoms
type: PURPOSE
value: for the relief of anxiety
type: PURPOSE
value: for heroin withdrawal
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Methadone is safe and effective, when taken as prescribed.
text: According to the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy, methadone is “a rigorously well-tested medication that is safe and efficacious for the treatment of narcotic withdrawal and dependence.
text: When taken as directed, methadone is an effective treatment for heroin withdrawal, but mixing prescription drugs with alcohol is never a good idea.
text: Methadone is ineffective for the relief of anxiety.
text: While methadone can be an effective way to wean adults off opioids by substituting for those drugs without the same high, some regulators and law enforcement officials have been skeptical of how useful methadone and similar medications like buprenorphine, can be.
text: Methadone is an effective means of taking control of an opiate habit.
text: Methadone is a highly effective medication for relieving painful opioid withdrawal symptoms.
text: A 2009 Cochrane review found methadone was effective in retaining people in treatment and in the reduction or cessation of heroin use as measured by self-report and urine/hair analysis but did not affect criminal activity or risk of death.
text: Methadone is almost as effective when administered orally as by injection.
text: Methadone is only effective as a treatment for opiate addictions.
text: While Methadone can be effective in the medical detoxification process from heroin, an individual can become physically and psychologically addicted to it.
text: Methadone is very effective in this role, but patients must be aware that the full effects of the pain relief may take as much as a week to achieve.
text: Methadone is almost as effective when administered orally as by injection.
text: Label References Available data suggest that methadone is effective in relieving cancer pain and has a similar analgesic efficacy and side effect profile to morphine (MS Contin).
text: C 30 Strength of Recommendations Key clinical recommendation Label References Available data suggest that methadone is effective in relieving cancer pain and has a similar analgesic efficacy and side effect profile to morphine (MS Contin).
text: Available data suggest that methadone is effective in relieving cancer pain and has a similar analgesic efficacy and side effect profile to morphine.13
text: Is methadone effective?
text: Methadone is effective in treating opiate withdrawal but it is not without its drawbacks.
text: Methadone as a treatment is only as effective as the addicted person lets it be.
text: When taken as prescribed, methadone is safe and effective.
text: When taken as prescribed, Methadone is safe and effective.
text: Surprisingly, although methadone may be efficacious for purposes of opioid maintenance therapy since it potentially prevents withdrawal symptoms for 24 hours or longer, its analgesic half-life is shorter than 24 hours, usually found to range from 6 to 8 hours.
text: Methadone is an effective treatment for heroin addicts, offering many advantages to users as a means of treatment.