disintoxication

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dis·in·tox·i·cate

(dĭs′ĭn-tŏk′sĭ-kāt′)

tr.v. dis·in·tox·i·cat·ed, dis·in·tox·i·cat·ing, dis·in·tox·i·cates

To free from the effects of intoxication or from dependence on intoxicating agents.

dis′in·tox′i·ca′tion n.

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disintoxication

(dɪsɪnˌtɒksɪˈkeɪʃən)

the act of disintoxicating

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de•tox•i•fi•ca•tion

(diˌtɒk sə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən)

also de•tox`i•ca′tion,

1. the metabolic process by which toxins are changed into less toxic or more readily excreted substances.

2. the process of withdrawing a person from dependence on a habituating drug.

[1900–05]

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Amigo and Infanzon (1999) obtained a profile that predicted the efficacy of reproducing effects of heroin in a group of drug addicts who were on treatment in a drug disintoxication unit: female and locus of internal control.