methadone

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meth·a·done | \ ˈme-thə-ˌdōn

variants: or less commonly methadon \ ˈme-thə-ˌdän

Definition of methadone

: a synthetic addictive narcotic drug C₂₁H₂₇NO used especially in the form of its hydrochloride for the relief of pain and as a substitute narcotic in the treatment of heroin addiction

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Recent Examples on the Web People with small amounts of drugs including heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, LSD, psilocybin, methadone and oxycodone will get a ticket and face a $100 fine or have the option of being screened for a substance abuse disorder. — oregonlive, "Oregon’s decriminalization measure starts rolling out Feb. 1: What happens then," 29 Nov. 2020 People with small amounts of drugs including heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, LSD, psilocybin, methadone and oxycodone will get a ticket and face a $100 fine or have the option of being screened for a substance abuse disorder. — oregonlive, "Oregon’s decriminalization measure starts rolling out Feb. 1: What happens then," 29 Nov. 2020 When some of them ended up in Orleans Parish Prison, Minyard asked Criminal Sheriff Louis Heyd for permission to administer methadone there. — John Pope, NOLA.com, "Frank Minyard, for 40 years New Orleans' trumpet-playing coroner, dies at 91," 15 Sep. 2020 Even still, some patients treated with methadone begin to use other drugs. — Dallas News, "‘I am alone’: Opioid relapses on the rise as COVID-19 interrupts drug addiction recovery in Dallas," 13 Aug. 2020 People with small amounts of drugs including heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, LSD, psilocybin, methadone and oxycodone will get a ticket and face a $100 fine or have the option of being screened for a substance abuse disorder. — oregonlive, "Oregon’s decriminalization measure starts rolling out Feb. 1: What happens then," 29 Nov. 2020 The measure would decriminalize possession of less than one gram of heroin or methamphetamine; two grams of cocaine; 12 grams of psilocybin mushrooms; 40 doses of LSD, oxycodone or methadone; and one gram or five pills of MDMA. — Andrew Selsky, chicagotribune.com, "Oregon could become 1st US state to decriminalize hard drugs," 2 Nov. 2020 People with small amounts of drugs including heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, LSD, psilocybin, methadone and oxycodone will get a ticket and face a $100 fine or have the option of being screened for a substance abuse disorder. — oregonlive, "Oregon decriminalizes possession of street drugs, becoming first in nation," 4 Nov. 2020 Only small amounts of drugs are decriminalized, such as less than 1 gram of heroin or MDMA; 2 grams of cocaine or methamphetamine; 12 grams of psilocybin mushrooms; and 40 doses of LSD, oxycodone or methadone. — Paul Best, Fox News, "Oregon becomes first state to decriminalize hard drugs like heroin and cocaine," 4 Nov. 2020

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methadone

noun

English Language Learners Definition of methadone

: a drug that people take to help them stop taking heroin

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methadone

noun

meth·a·done | \ ˈmeth-ə-ˌdōn

variants: also methadon \ -ˌdän

Medical Definition of methadone

: a synthetic addictive narcotic drug used especially in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₁H₂₇NO·HCl for the relief of pain and as a substitute narcotic in the treatment of heroin addiction

— called also amidone