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Noun: methadon  'me-thu,dón
Usage: rare (=methadone)
  1. Synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction
    "The clinic provided methadon as part of their opioid addiction treatment program";
    - methadone, methadone hydrochloride, dolophine hydrochloride, fixer [informal], synthetic heroin

Type of: narcotic

Encyclopedia: Methadon