noun
- a synthetic narcotic drug used as a substitute for heroin in the treatment of heroin addiction
Usage: medical
Examples
- The clinic provides methadone treatment for recovering addicts.
- Methadone helps reduce withdrawal symptoms from heroin.
- She has been on methadone maintenance therapy for two years.
- The doctor prescribed methadone as part of his addiction treatment.
- Methadone clinics are regulated by federal authorities.
- The patient receives daily doses of methadone under medical supervision.