0 the process of removing harmful chemicals from something
1 the process of removing harmful or toxic chemicals
2 the process of giving medical treatment to someone in order to remove the effects of poisoning from drugs or alcohol:
Detoxification follows the same principles whether in the community or, rarely, in an inpatient or residential unit setting.
A dihydrocodeine detoxification regime could therefore be regarded as more difficult to adhere to.
Many started as a hostel or day centre to meet local needs and developed detoxification centres, special-needs hostels and supported housing schemes.
An alternate function for glutamine synthesis is ammonia detoxification, a process by which ammonia is cleared by glutamine efflux from the brain.
Perhaps some of the bile within these pages might be the evidence of a first step in detoxification.
It covers pharmacologic treatment for alcohol and drug dependence and alcohol detoxification.
This edition includes some of the new and less widely used interventions such as buprenorphine and accelerated detoxification.
Those with active substance dependence who require detoxification are not eligible for reasons of medical safety.
