Narcotic

Quick meaning: Narcotic is a noun meaning Any type of numbing or soothing drug.

Meaning

Any type of numbing or soothing drug.

More Meanings

1. Of, or relating to narcotics.
2. (pharmacology) Inducing sleep; causing narcosis.
3. (pharmacology) Any substance or drug that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour; in some contexts, especially in reference to the opiates-and-opioids class, especially in reference to illegal drugs, and often both.

Example Sentences

In 2016, the CDC established guidelines for prescribing narcotics for chronic pain.

The duration of a prescription may give clues into how long a person ends up using a narcotic painkiller, a new study finds.

But, for the unquiet heart and brain, ⁠A use in measured language lies; ⁠The sad mechanic exercise, Like dull narcotics, numbing pain.

The State Department has given Ecuador $81 million since 2018 to help the country with its fight against organized crime and narcotics.

Word Forms

• narcotics
• narcotick

Synonyms for narcotic

Depending on context, synonyms include narcotics, soporific, uninteresting, soporiferous, depressant, narcotizing.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include depressant, soporific, soporiferous, uninteresting, narcotizing, psychotropic.

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