Does long-term methadone maintenance reduce protracted symptoms of heroin abstinence and cue-induced craving in Chinese heroin abusers?
Even after acute withdrawal, the first months of heroin abstinence after methadone-assisted detoxification may be more difficult in terms of cue-induced craving and other PA symptoms than the first months of heroin abstinence during MMT. Our findings add to the literature supporting MMT for prevention of cue-induced heroin craving.
A smoking cessation intervention including exercise reduced tobacco-induced cardiovascular damage selectively within 3 months.