Definitions for methadone

methadone meth·a·done

Spelling: [meth-uh-dohn]
IPA: /ˈmɛθ əˌdoʊn/

Methadone is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 446 anagrams from letters in methadone (adeehmnot).

Definitions for methadone

noun

  1. a synthetic narcotic, C 21 H 28 ClNO, similar to morphine but effective orally, used in the relief of pain and as a heroin substitute in the treatment of heroin addiction.

Origin of methadone

An Americanism dating back to 1945-50; meth(yl) + a(mino) + d(iphenyl) + (heptan)on

Examples for methadone

But methadone hits the bloodstream within a half-hour of oral ingestion.

Upon his arrest, the actor admitted to detectives that he had been using heroin and methadone.

Francisco insisted at the meeting that Shawn herself must have taken the methadone.

Meanwhile, doctors warned Rebecca that if she weaned herself from methadone too quickly, she might relapse.

The research also showed that once the patients stabilized on methadone, there was a decrease in their cannabis use.

Jay died of a methadone overdose three years after his suicide attempt.

The three main types of medication for opiate withdrawal and recovery are methadone, buphrenorphine, and naltrexone.

Among the top 10 prescription drugs listed on death certificates, methadone is chief among them.

I went through a methadone program and it helped, but then you get hooked on that.

A doctor at Raleigh General Hospital says that half of the babies in the nursery are on methadone.

Word Value for methadone
Scrable

15

Words with friends

16

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