Definitions for NARCOTICS
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1. narcotics

   The term narcotic (, from ancient Greek ναρκῶ narkō, "to make numb") originally referred medically to any psychoactive compound with numbing or paralyzing properties. In the United States, it has since become associated with opiates and opioids, commonly morphine and heroin, as well as derivatives of many of the compounds found within raw opium latex. The primary three are morphine, codeine, and thebaine (while thebaine itself is only very mildly psychoactive, it is a crucial precursor in the vast majority of semi-synthetic opioids, such as oxycodone or hydrocodone). Legally speaking, the term "narcotic" may be imprecisely defined and typically has negative connotations. When used in a legal context in the U.S., a narcotic drug is totally prohibited, such as heroin, or one that is used in violation of legal regulation (in this word sense, equal to any controlled substance or illicit drug). In the medical community, the term is more precisely defined and generally does not carry the same negative connotations.Statutory classification of a drug as a narcotic often increases the penalties for violation of drug control statutes. For example, although U.S. federal law classifies both cocaine and amphetamines as "Schedule II" drugs, the penalty for possession of cocaine is greater than the penalty for possession of amphetamines because cocaine, unlike amphetamines, is classified as a narcotic.

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1. Narcotics

   Agents that induce NARCOSIS. This term is considered outdated due to imprecision but continues to be widely used. Originally, agents that caused somnolence or induced sleep (STUPOR); now, any derivative, natural or synthetic, of OPIUM or MORPHINE or any substance that has their effects. Narcotics are potent inducers of ANALGESIA and OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of NARCOTICS in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of NARCOTICS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of NARCOTICS in a Sentence

1. Robert Abbott:

   I can tell you this opioid crisis is present in every demographic that we represent, it’s in the affluent areas; it’s in the poorest and the middle-class areas. And it’s often with people who have no experience using narcotics.

2. The Texas sheriff:

   ...migrants come into the border or stash along the travel routes into the major cities here, this is a major travel route, the number one human trafficking here in the United States, a tremendous hub for human trafficking and narcotics.

3. Tennessee Williams:

   Time rushes toward us with its hospital tray of infinitely varied narcotics, even while it is preparing us for its inevitably fatal operation.

4. Michael Humphries:

   The cartels have transitioned from soft narcotics – marijuana – to heroin and opioids.

5. Nancy Pelosi:

   Reopening embassies lays the foundation for a new, more productive relationship with Cuba that can support and advance key American priorities – including human rights, counter-narcotics cooperation, business opportunities for American companies, migration, family unification, and cultural and faith-based exchanges.

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   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcotics