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narcotic — adj. & n. adj. 1 (of a substance) inducing drowsiness, sleep, stupor, or insensibility. 2 (of a drug) affecting the mind. 3 of or involving narcosis. 4 soporific. n. a narcotic substance, drug, or influence. Derivatives: narcotically adv.… … Useful english dictionary
Substance abuse — Classification and external resources Comparison of the perceived harm for various psychoactive drugs from a poll among medical psychiatrists specialized in addiction tr … Wikipedia
narcotic — I adjective anesthetic, anodyne, anodynous, assuaging, assuasive, calmant, calmative, deadening, depressant, dulling, hypnotic, mitigating, narcotical, opiate, painkilling, palliative, paregoric, sedative, slumberous, somniferous, somnific,… … Law dictionary
Substance abuse prevention — Substance abuse prevention, also known as drug abuse prevention, is a process that attempts to prevent the onset of substance use or limit the development of problems associated with using psychoactive substances. Prevention efforts may focus on… … Wikipedia
substance — ► NOUN 1) a particular kind of matter with uniform properties. 2) the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists. 3) solid basis in reality or fact: the claim has no substance. 4) the quality of being important, valid, or… … English terms dictionary
Narcotic — This article is about the drug classification. For the scuba diving reference, see Nitrogen narcosis. For the sedative agent, see Sedative. For pain control medications of both narcotic and non narcotic varieties, see Analgesic. For the album by… … Wikipedia
narcotic hallucinosis — The term narcotic hallucinosis is indebted to the Greek noun narkosis, which means petrification or anaesthesia. It translates loosely as a hallucinatory state due to the use of narcotics . The term narcotic was formerly used to denote any… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
substance — an illegal narcotic Literally, any matter. Normally in compounds like illegal substance, which could just as well mean Semtex in the hands of a terrorist: To everyone s surprise, not least his own, he had not touched alcohol or illegal… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
substance — noun 1》 a particular kind of matter with uniform properties. ↘an intoxicating or narcotic drug. 2》 the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists. ↘solid basis in reality or fact: the claim has no substance.… … English new terms dictionary
narcotic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. soporific, anesthetic; opiate, anodyne; dope, drug; sedative, tranquilizer. adj. stupefying, narcotizing, tranquilizing. See insensibility, remedy, habit, drugs. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. opiate,… … English dictionary for students
