Methadone

Definition: Methadone

Methadone

Noun

1. Synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in treating heroin addiction.

Synonyms: Methadone

Synonyms: methadon (n), methadone hydrochloride (n). (additional references)

German scientists synthesized methadone during World War II because of a shortage of morphine. Although chemically unlike morphine or heroin, methadone produces many of the same effects. Introduced into the United States in 1947 as an analgesic (Dolophine), it is primarily used today for the treatment of narcotic addiction (Methadone). The old name Dolophine comes from the german Dolphium. Long-standing rumor attributes this name being given in honour of Adolf Hitler by the German pharmacists who developed it,although it actually comes from the Latin word for pain,"dolor".

The effects of methadone are longer lasting than those of morphine-based drugs. Methadone's effects can last up to 24 hours, thereby permitting administration only once a day in heroin detoxification and maintenance programs. Methadone is almost as effective when administered orally as it is by injection. Tolerance and dependence may develop, and withdrawal symptoms, though they develop more slowly and are less severe than those of morphine and heroin, are more prolonged. Ironically, methadone used to control narcotic addiction is frequently encountered on the illicit market and has been associated with a number of overdose deaths.

Closely related to methadone, the synthetic compound levo-alphacetylmethadol or LAAM (ORLAAM) has an even longer duration of action (from 48 to 72 hours), permitting a reduction in frequency of use. In 1994 it was approved as a treatment of narcotic addiction. Buprenorphine (Buprenex), a semi-synthetic Schedule V narcotic analgesic derived from thebaine, is currently being investigated as a treatment of narcotic addiction.

Another close relative of methadone is dextropropoxyphene, first marketed in 1957 under the trade name of Darvon. Oral analgesic potency is one-half to one-third that of codeine, with 65 mg approximately equivalent to about 600 mg of aspirin. Dextroproxyphene is prescribed for relief of mild to moderate pain. Bulk dextropropoxyphene is in Schedule II of the United States Controlled Substances Act, while preparations containing it are in Schedule IV. More than 100 tons of dextropropoxyphene are produced in the United States annually, and more than 25 million prescriptions are written for the products. This narcotic is associated with a number of toxic side effects and is among the top 10 drugs reported by medical examiners in drug abuse deaths.

(cut'n'paste from http://www.dea.gov/concern/abuse/chap2/narcotic/metha.htm)

Crosswords: Methadone

English words defined with "methadone": Darvon ♦ methadone hydrochloride ♦ propoxyphene, propoxyphene hydrochloride. (references)

Specialty definitions using "methadone": levo, levo-alpha acetylméthadol ♦ Substance Abuse Treatment Centers. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Methadone" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

German (methadone).

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Three sickly sweet doses of methadone a day instead of smack. (Trainspotting; writing credit: Irvine Welsh; John Hodge)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Community Treatment of Drug Misuse: More than Methadone (reference) Federal Regulation of Methadone Treatment (reference) Methadone (Drug Abuse Prevention Library) (reference) Methadone Maintenance Treatment and other Opioid Replacement Therapies (reference) Methadone Matters: Evolving Practice of Community Methadone Treatment of Opiate Addiction (reference) (more book examples)

Music	Methadone Metronome (reference) Nevermind the Methadone (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	[New Life New Hope] : [Accepting Methadone Therapy]. Credit: National Library of Medicine.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		LAAM will be increasingly available in clinics that already dispense methadone. (references)
		As used in maintenance treatment, methadone and LAAM are not heroin substitutes. (references)
		No. As used in maintenance treatment, methadone and LAAM are not heroin substitutes. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Methadone" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 88.71% of the time. "Methadone" is used about 62 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	88.71%	55	45,713
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	4.84%	3	202,518
Lexical Verb (base form)	4.84%	3	202,518
Noun (proper)	1.61%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	62	N/A

Expression using "methadone": methadone hydrochloride. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language		Translations for "methadone"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		美�''痛. (various references)

Danish		methadon, metadon (biscuit, dolly, wafer). (various references)

Dutch		methadonum 3)meet (biscuit, dolly, wafer), methadon (biscuit, dolly, wafer). (various references)

Finnish		metadoni. (various references)

French		méthadone, dolly, amidone. (various references)

German		Methadon (biscuit, dolly, wafer). (various references)

Greek		μεθαδόνη (biscuit, dolly, wafer). (various references)

Italian		metadone (biscuit, dolly, wafer). (various references)

Pig Latin		ethadonemay

Portuguese		metadona (biscuit, dolly, wafer). (various references)

Spanish		metadona (biscuit, dolly, wafer). (various references)

Swedish		metadon. (various references)

Ukranian		метадон. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "methadone": methadones. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Methadone" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: mechatons, metaconid, methedone, methiodine, methodone, Methogo, Mottarone, pethadine, Pethedine. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-d-e-e-h-m-n-o-t"
	-1 letter: anthemed, headnote, methadon, nematode.
	-2 letters: demeton, headmen, methane.
	-3 letters: anteed, anthem, atoned, daemon, demean, dement, demote, denote, donate, emoted, ethane, hanted, heated, hented, hetman, meated, method, moaned, moated, oedema, omened, omenta, tandem, teamed, themed, toneme.
	-4 letters: adeem, admen, amend, ament, anode, anted, atone, death, demon, doeth, donee, eaten, edema, emend, emote, enate, enema, hated.
	Words containing the letters "a-d-e-e-h-m-n-o-t"
	+1 letter: heathendom, methadones.
	+2 letters: ethionamide, heathendoms, mentholated.
	+3 letters: endothelioma, ethionamides, homesteading.
	+4 letters: decamethonium, dexamethasone, endotheliomas.
	+5 letters: countermarched, decamethoniums, dexamethasones, endotheliomata, flannelmouthed, methodicalness.
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HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

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British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

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Sweeds, suedez, ‏اللغة السويدية, Suecu, шведски език, шведски, швед, Swedis, 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, švédský, švédština, Zweeds, svenskt, ruotsalainen, suédois, Sweedsk, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, sænskur, Sualainnis, svedese, スウェーデン語 , スウェーデン�", 스웨덴, Soolynish, Soolynagh, suèc, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, เกี่ยวกับคน � าษาและวั�'นธรรมของประเทศสวีเ�"น, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, шведська мова, шведський, người Thuỵ điển tiếng Thuỵ điển, for Swedish;
乌克兰, for Ukranian;

Methadone

Definition: Methadone

Methadone

Noun

Synonyms: Methadone

Specialty Definition: Methadone

Crosswords: Methadone

Modern Usage: Methadone

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Usage Frequency: Methadone

Expression: Methadone

Modern Translations: Methadone

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