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tatyanajohnson

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A primary advantage to the use of methadone over most other narcotics like morphine and heroin
 
  a. is its ability to be reliably absorbed when taken orally
  b. is its relatively long duration of action
  c. is its more gradual and stable effects
  d. all of the above

Question 2

Which of the following is not a common effect of opiates?
 
  a. pupillary dilation
  b. constipation
  c. decreased sex drive
  d. decreased rate of respiration



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

a



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