Noun
synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction
Source: WordNetI passed on the cocaine, Said bye-bye to my methadone. Put down the bottle for one more day. Backing off of my Tobacco Jones. Still I feel like a hopeless junkie, Like a man who can't say no. I look back and there's that monkey; Rascal won't let go. James Taylor
A great deal of anecdotal evidence was available "on the street" that methadone might prove effective in treating heroin withdrawal and is not uncommonly used in hospitals and other de-addiction centers to enhance rates of completed opioid withdrawal. Source: Internet
Approximately 82 percent of those deaths were listed as accidental, and most deaths involved combinations of methadone with other drugs (especially benzodiazepines ). Source: Internet
A brief series of questions to help determine the level of your methadone dependence and abuse. Source: Internet
Additionally, methadone tested positive in the DNA repair system and Neurospora crassa and mouse forward mutation assays. Source: Internet
An organization that promotes the development of comprehensive methadone treatment services for addicts in treatment programs. Source: Internet