What does detox mean?

Definitions for detox
ˈdi tɒks; diˈtɒksdetox

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. detoxverb

    the hospital ward or clinic in which patients are detoxified

  2. detox, detoxifyverb

    treat for alcohol or drug dependence

    "He was detoxified in the clinic"

GCIDE

  1. detoxnoun

    detoxification.

Wiktionary

  1. detoxnoun

    detoxification, especially of alcohol or illegal, addictive drugs.

  2. detoxnoun

    A detoxification unit.

  3. detoxverb

    detoxify, especially from alcohol or illegal, addictive drugs.

Wikipedia

  1. Detox

    Detox is a song by the Swedish punk rock band Millencolin from the album Machine 15. It was released as a single on March 28, 2008, by Burning Heart Records.

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  1. detox

    Detox, short for detoxification, refers to the process of removing toxins or harmful substances from a living organism, particularly the human body. This often involves a specific diet, lifestyle changes, or use of certain supplements or treatments that are believed to aid in the elimination of waste or substances negatively affecting health and well-being. It can also refer to a period of withdrawal from addictive substances such as drugs or alcohol, under a medical supervision.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of detox in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of detox in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of detox in a Sentence

  1. Richard Achiro:

    Even if they look good on the outside, do they have excessive diarrhea ? Are their livers and kidneys starting to give out from having to detox toxins ? Are they adhering to this regimented style of eating in such a way to compromise their relationships and work life ?

  2. Doug Naselroad:

    We don't do the difficult work that the recovery centers do. We don't take people in who need to go through detox, what we do is we accept people into our studios when they've phased into a place where that's useful to them ; when they're ready to come out into the light of day. We try to occupy them and mitigate their recidivism.

  3. Charley Jauss:

    By learning to ‘detox’ emotionally, realign priorities and create a spiritual health plan.

  4. Ellery Tarife:

    Many of the hospitals with dedicated beds for client detox had to reassign them to treat the influx of COVID-19 or critical patients, which limits the available treatment for those clients in acute withdrawal, many private substance use disorder treatment facilities have limited their capacity and decreased their admissions, while some have even closed their doors for the time being.

  5. Sarah Church:

    Some people found themselves drinking much more, and they couldn’t actually stop, so when they got called back into work, they found that they had to go to detox in order to be able to get back to work.

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  • Simon Kadwill
    Simon Kadwill
    Detox as a word is abbreviated from the word Detoxification

    Detox is a well used slang word but has no real meaning outside the clinical treatment of drug addiction or poisoning.

    Detoxification is the removal of toxins, poisons or harmful substances from the body. It is a treatment used for people addicted to drugs, alcohol (alcoholism)and artificial chemicals in food and drinks (chemicalism) when the level of toxins has become so high it has caused ill health. 
    LikeReply 27 years ago

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