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Definition of Narcotics
1. narcotic [n] - See also: narcotic
Medical Definition of Narcotics
1. Originally, agents that caused somnolence or induced sleep; now, any derivative, natural or synthetic, of opium or morphine or any substance that has their effects. Narcotics have potent analgesic effects associated with significant changes in mood and behaviour, and with the potential for dependence and tolerance following repeated administration. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Narcotics
Literary usage of Narcotics
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Burmese Connection: Illegal Drugs and the Making of the Golden Triangle by Ronald D. Renard (1996)
"If participants see narcotics as a major problem, they should attempt flexible,
... The Burmese Way to Solving Narcotics Problems Even if the subregional ..."
2. Diet in Health and Disease by Julius Friedenwald, John Ruhräh (1907)
"Narcotics AND HYPNOTICS. Under this heading come a large series of bodies of very
different chemical constitution which have in common the power of ..."
3. The Nineteenth Century (1885)
"STIMULANTS AND Narcotics. THEIR USE AND ABUSE. CERTAIN subjects of study, and
these are generally of prominent importance, are marked out by this—that we ..."
4. Prosecutorial Response to Heavy Drug Caseloads: Comprehensive Problem by Kerry M. Healey (1994)
"The head of the Narcotics Unit, which handles high-level distribution cases,
dates the increase in the unit's trafficking caseload to 1982-1983. ..."
5. The Principles of Heredity with Some Applications by George Archdall O'Brien Reid (1905)
"CHAPTER XV Narcotics A mental problem—The elimination due to alcohol—The reasons
... Certain narcotics are causes of an elimination quite as great and every ..."
6. The Chemistry of Common Life by James Finlay Weir Johnston, Arthur Herbert Church (1880)
"National influence of narcotics.—They react upon the constitution and character.
... I CANNOT dismiss the subject of the narcotics of common life, ..."
7. Bulletin by University of the State of New York (1902)
"1901] STIMULANTS AND Narcotics ~")5 the use of alcoholic liquors is harmful ".
... Several objected to the treatment of stimulants and narcotics as given in ..."
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