methadone

n. a synthetic opioid analgesic that is used for pain relief and as a substitute for heroin and other opioids in methadone maintenance therapy. It is quite effective when orally ingested and has a long duration of action, both preventing withdrawal symptoms and blocking the reinforcing effects of these opioids. U.S. trade name (among others): Dolophine.

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December 23rd 2024

foot fetishism

a form of fetishism in which sexual excitement is achieved through contact with or masturbation near a shoe or foot. Shoes or feet are among the most common varieties of fetish, but there is little understanding of why this occurs. The condition is also called retifism, named for French writer Nicolas-Edme Rétif (1734–1806), also known as Rétif de la Bretonne, who is said to have had a sexual interest in women’s footwear.