substitution pharmacotherapy

substitution pharmacotherapy

the prescription of legal drugs to help substance abusers stop taking illegal drugs, particularly opioids, as in the prescribed substitution of methadone for heroin. Also called substitution therapy. See cross-dependence.

Related Terms

numerical competence

numerical competence the ability of some nonhuman animals t...

donepezil

donepezil n. an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor used as a co...

partial replication

partial replication a replication of an empirical study in...

5-HTP

5-HTP abbreviation for 5-hydroxytryptophan.

accident analysis

accident analysis a systematic process undertaken to determ...

nominative

nominative n. the case of a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase t...

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter S

Browse by Letter

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z