Assertion: methadone | /r/CapableOf | reduce craving
Facets:
value: for opiates
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: like methadone
type: OTHER
value: with an opioid use disorder
type: OTHER
value: for their addictive drug of choice
type: PURPOSE
value: in a person
type: OTHER
value: without producing euphoria
type: MANNER
value: in opioid-addicted individuals
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Methadone also prevents withdrawal symptoms and reduces craving in opioid-addicted individuals by activating opioid receptors in the brain (i.e., a full opioid agonist).
text: Methadones reduce the patient’s hunger and craving for their addictive drug of choice.
text: Like methadone, it can reduce cravings and withdrawal symptoms in a person with an opioid use disorder without producing euphoria, and patients tend to tolerate it well.
text: Methadone, a Schedule II drug under the Controlled Substances Act, is a long-lasting synthetic opioid that, when used properly, reduces cravings for opiates--a leading cause in opiate abuse relapse.
text: Methadone will block the euphoric feelings produced by other opioid substances like heroin and painkillers, reducing cravings and discouraging abuse.
text: Methadone helps prevent or alleviate withdrawal and staves off or reduces cravings by powerfully binding to opioid receptors in the brain (displacing other opioids) and producing a stable level of the drug.