AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -OST is a process in which opioid-dependent injecting drug users are provided with long acting opioid agonist medications for a long period of time under medical supervision along with psycho-social interventions.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tiredness or drowsiness especially after dose – this will normally cease after a few weeks or talk to your prescriber about different forms of OST. Excess sweating-ensure that you drink enough and add some salt in your diet, sometimes goes away if the dose can be reduced.

Detailed explanation-3: -Opioid substitution therapy (OST) is an evidence-based intervention for opiate-dependent persons that replaces illicit drug use with medically prescribed, orally administered opiates such as buprenorphine and methadone. OST reduces HIV risk behaviors and harms associated with injecting opioid.