1) Addictive analgesic 2) Detox drug 3) Dolophine hydrochloride 4) Drug rehabilitation 5) Fixer 6) German invention 7) Methadon 8) Methadone hydrochloride 9) Narcotic 10) Synthetic heroin
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1) Methadon
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It is on the World Health Organization`s List of Essential Medicines, a list of the most important medication needed in a basic health system. There is now an asymmetric synthesis available to prepare both levomethadone [R-(-)-methadone] and dextromethadone [S-(+)-methadone]. ==Medical uses== ===Methadone maintenance=== Methadone is indicated for....
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potent synthetic narcotic drug that is the most effective form of treatment for addiction to heroin and other narcotics. Methadone first became ... [3 related articles]
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<chemical> A synthetic opioid that is used as the hydrochloride. It is an opioid analgesic that is primarily a mu-opioid agonist. It has actions and uses similar to those of morphine. It also has a depressant action on the cough centre and may be given to control intractable cough associated with terminal lung cancer. Methadone is also used a...
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(meth´ә-dōn) a synthetic opioid analgesic with pharmacologic properties similar to those of morphine and heroin and equal potential for addiction; used as an analgesic and as a substitute opiate in the treatment of heroin addiction.
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an oral opiate-like drug used for pain management and to treat opiate (e.g., heroin) addiction. Methadone maintenance therapy prevents withdrawal symptoms by administering small doses of the drug on a regular basis.
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Methadone: A synthetic opiate. The most common medical use for methadone is as a legal substitute for heroin in treatment programs for drug addiction. It is usually administered to participating addicts daily in the form of a green, tasteless liquid at a drug treatment clinic. See also: Methadone treatment program. Common Misspellings: methodone
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A synthetic opiate with action similar to that of morphine and heroin except that withdrawal is more prolonged and less severe. It is used in methadone maintenance programs as a substitute for heroin in the treatment of addicts.
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n] - synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming
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Narcotic withdrawal and dependence suppressant, used to treat opioid addiction. (e.g. heroin)
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methadone hydrochloride noun synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction
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