methadone
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And tapering off of methadone or Suboxone can trigger the same symptoms of withdrawal as heroin or oxycodone. — Wired, "A Detox Drug Promises Miracles—If It Doesn't Kill You First," 15 Sep. 2019 Some hospitals use morphine drops, while others use methadone and sometimes sedatives. — Time, "'It's a National Problem.' How Hospitals Are Treating Opioid Addiction's Youngest Sufferers," 14 Feb. 2018 Opioids such as methadone cause cognitive impairment. — Joel Lewin, Quartz, "There’s no such thing as a “functioning alcoholic”," 5 Sep. 2019 Bill Shiflett was wounded in an exchange of gunfire while responding to an active shooter at a North Baltimore methadone clinic in July. — Mckenna Oxenden, baltimoresun.com, "Baltimore police still seeking men who shot Sgt. Carrington as another officer comes under fire," 28 Aug. 2019 Science has made clear that three medicines — methadone, buprenorphine and extended-release naltrexone — can effectively treat what specialists prefer to call opioid use disorder. — Lauran Neergaard, The Denver Post, "Researchers peek into opioid users’ brains as they try to quit," 9 July 2019 Naloxone is a drug that reverses an overdose involving opiates such as heroin, fentanyl, methadone, and opioid prescription pain relievers (OxyContin, Percocet, Vicodin, etc). — Tessie Castillo, SELF, "Here’s How to Use the Opioid Overdose Reversal Drug Naloxone," 26 July 2018 And the methadone clinic doesn't accept the family's medical insurance. — Brenda Cain, cleveland.com, "Skyrocketing cost of methadone treatments could break the Everhart family budget: A Greater Cleveland," 14 Feb. 2018 Agency spokeswoman Karen Martucci says 300 inmates at York were on methadone treatment last year. — USA TODAY, "Barbie, Tupac, scorpions and Red Vines: News from around our 50 states," 19 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'methadone.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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— called also amidone
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