methadone

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meth·a·done /ˈmeθədəʊn $ -doʊn/ noun [uncountable]  MDDa drug that is often given to people who are trying to stop taking heroin 美沙酮，美散痛〔常供试图戒除海洛因者使用〕

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methadone• Carcinoma, methadone, diabetes, depression, miscarriage and angina have poured down as unremittingly as the weather.• The regime in the Detoxification Unit consisted of five days' methadone reduction followed by two weeks of Clonidine.• I would like a maintenance methadone course, y'know, if possible.• Some forensic medical examiners, however, are reluctant to prescribe methadone.• He lied about his address and so received methadone on a maintenance basis.• My eyes are without light, except for the glass of the day's methadone.• The methadone is beginning to take effect.• It would be like switching from heroin to methadone.Origin methadone (1900-2000) methyl + diphenyl + -one

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methadone
meth‧a‧done /ˈmeθədəʊn $ -doʊn/ noun [uncountable]a drug that is often given to people who are trying to stop taking heroin

metha·doneBrE /ˈmeθədəʊn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmeθədoʊn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a drug that is used to treat people who are trying to stop taking the illegal drug heroin 美沙酮，美散痛（用于戒除海洛因毒瘾）