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    narcotic
    /nɑːˈkɒtɪk/

    noun

    • 1. a drug or other substance that affects mood or behaviour and is consumed for non-medical purposes, especially one sold illegally: "cultivation of a plant used to make a popular local narcotic"

    adjective

    • 1. relating to or denoting narcotics or illegal drugs: "consumption of narcotic substances"

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  2. The meaning of NARCOTIC is a drug (such as opium or morphine) that in moderate doses dulls the senses, relieves pain, and induces profound sleep but in excessive doses causes stupor, coma, or convulsions. How to use narcotic in a sentence.

  3. Narcotics are drugs that produce analgesia, narcosis, and addiction and that sometimes also produce euphoria, a feeling of great elation. The best-known narcotics are the opiates, compounds found in or derived from opium.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › NarcoticNarcotic - Wikipedia

    Some people might define narcotics as substances that bind at opioid receptors (cellular membrane proteins activated by substances like heroin or morphine), while others refer to any illicit substance as a narcotic.

  5. May 3, 2023 · The term "narcotic" is sometimes used instead of "opioid." Learn the difference between the two, what narcotics and opioids are, and their common side effects.

  6. NARCOTIC definition: 1. an illegal drug such as heroin or cocaine: 2. a drug that makes you want to sleep and prevents…. Learn more.

  7. May 22, 2023 · The term “narcotic” originally referred to any substance that relieved pain and dulled the senses. Some people use the term to refer to all drugs — particularly illegal drugs — but it technically...

  8. Narcotic definition: any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, marijuana, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep..

  9. A narcotic is any of a group of drugs, such as heroin, morphine, and pethidine, that produce numbness and near-unconsciousness. Narcotics are used medicinally to relieve pain. As well as relieving their pain, a narcotic can make a patient sleepy or unconscious.

  10. noun. a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction. see more. adjective. of or relating to or designating narcotics. adjective. inducing stupor or narcosis. “ narcotic drugs” synonyms: narcotising, narcotizing. depressant.

  11. narcotic definition: a drug that stops you feeling pain or makes you sleep, and that is addictive (= difficult to stop…. Learn more.