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Detox, short for detoxification, in general is the removal of toxic substances.
Specific meanings of detox:
- a form of drug rehabilitation, used to treat alcoholism or other drug addiction. The process involves social, environmental, and physiological changes.
- a class of diets whose underlying assumption is that the body accumulates toxins from unhealthy foodstuffs and the environment that must be purged regularly. "Detox diet" is a common phrase, as is "I'm on a detox". See also:
Since a healthy body is capable of dealing with quite high levels of toxins the validity of these diets (as with all diets) is questionable.
- It can also refer to detoxing your mind, as in inner spiritual cleansing.
- Some have even gone so far as writing articles about "detoxing your desk"!
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Detox is an album by rock band Treble charger, as well as a planned future album by rapper Dr. Dre, to be released in 2005 or later.
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