Noun: methadone hydrochloride
- Synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction
"The clinic provided methadone hydrochloride as part of their opioid addiction treatment program";
- methadone, methadon [rare], dolophine hydrochloride, fixer [informal], synthetic heroin
Type of: narcotic
Encyclopedia: Methadone hydrochloride