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a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances

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  1. n. a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances
  2. n. treatment for poisoning by neutralizing the toxic properties (normally a function of the liver)
  3. n:100 n. a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances n. treatment for poisoning by neutralizing the toxic properties (normally a function of the liver)