Type and usage of detoxification from BoostVocab

detoxification

/di,tɑksəfə'keɪʃən/

noun
a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances
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type of:
intervention treatment
noun
treatment for poisoning by neutralizing the toxic properties (normally a function of the liver)
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type of:
medical aid medical care

Definition that contains detoxification

methadone synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction
fixer synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction
dolophine hydrochloride synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction
methadone hydrochloride synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction
methadon synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction
synthetic heroin synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction

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