detoxn.
colloquial (chiefly U.S.).
= detoxification n. at detoxicate v. Derivatives Also: a detoxification centre. Frequently attributive, esp. of a place used for the treatment of alcoholics or drug addicts.
ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > healing > places for the sick or injured > [noun] > place for treatment of alcoholics or drug addicts
detox1975
the world > health and disease > healing > places for the sick or injured > [adjective] > place for treatment of alcoholics or drug addicts
detox1975
the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatment of specific diseases or conditions > [noun] > of drug addiction
reduction1914
cold turkey1921
detox1975
the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatment of specific diseases or conditions > [adjective] > treatment of drug or alcohol addiction
detox1975
1975 Canadian 18 Oct. 7/1 I'm looking at a very shaky scrawl that tells me of my first day there, in the detox area where everybody—drunk or sober—starts off.
1978 N.Y. Times Mag. 6 Aug. 11 I went to detox again..and it's been five years since I came out and I haven't had a drink or pill since.
1978 Tucson (Arizona) Mag. Dec. 20/3 KL collars will be brought to ‘Dick of the Jungle's’ de-tox center.
1979 Arizona Daily Star 5 Aug. (advt.) 2/4 Requires knowledge of group dynamics as it relates to the treatment of alcoholics in the detox stages of recovery.
1986 Washington Post 25 Mar. (Weekend Suppl.) 30/1 After waking up in detox, he's spoiling to redeem himself.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
detoxv.
1. transitive. To treat (a motor vehicle or its engine) in order to remove or limit the noxious fumes emitted through the exhaust system, etc.
ΘΚΠ
society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > testing, servicing, and storage of motor vehicles > test, service and store motor vehicles [verb (transitive)] > remove noxious fumes from
detox1970
1970 Daily Tel. 9 Dec. 12/5 Manufacturers find it necessary to incorporate ‘detoxing’ equipment such as exhaust ‘mufflers’ or afterburners to meet increasingly stringent standards.
1970 Daily Tel. 7 June 13/2 In certain very sunny conditions the amount of noxious fumes emitted from the petrol tank while a car is being refuelled can exceed the emissions through the exhaust of a ‘detoxed’ engine.
1976 New Motorcycling Monthly Oct. 26/4 What Yamaha's weight-paring has done is give their new, mildly tuned, detoxed and over-silenced 500cc single a chance to show its teeth.
2. Chiefly U.S. To subject (an alcoholic, drug addict) to detoxification.
ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatment of specific diseases or conditions > treat specific diseases or conditions [verb (transitive)] > cure of addiction to drugs or alcohol
cold turkey1960
dry out1967
detox1972
1972 N.Y. Times 24 Dec. iv. 10 We can detox a heroin addict on an outpatient basis in three weeks.
1978 N.Y. Times Mag. 6 Aug. 38 They did get me detoxed and clean. They told me I was an alcoholic.
1982 Time 8 Nov. 82/3 Gaetano's goodly impulse is to detox Hud.
1986 Nursery World 18 Dec.–1 Jan. 10/2 Mothers who are heroin addicts can pass the addiction on to the baby and..the art of safely ‘detoxing’ newborn infants has come to be recognised as an essential medical expertise in many parts of the country.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
<
n.1975v.1970