concepts
drug classification
There are currently three Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved opioid agonist treatments for opioid addiction, which include methadone hydrochloride, buprenorphine hydrochloride, and levo-alpha acetyl methadol (LAAM). All three of these drugs are long-acting opioids, which bind to opioid receptors and thus block opioids from binding to these receptors. [Source: Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, & Recovery; Levo-Alpha Acetyl Methadol]
levo-alpha acetyl methadol
treatment theories, research, techniques, strategies, and effectiveness