Narcotic
noun
A drug that is used to reduce pain, which may also make you sleep or feel very relaxed.
Morphine is a powerful narcotic used for severe pain.
Often appears as...
- narcotic drug
- narcotic substance
adjective
Of or related to substances that cause sleepiness or dullness.
Alcohol has a narcotic effect on the body.
Often appears as...
- narcotic effect
- narcotic influence
noun
Illicit drugs which are prohibited by law.
The police arrested him for narcotic possession.
Often appears as...
- narcotic possession
- narcotic trafficking
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A drug that is used to reduce pain, which may also make you sleep or feel very relaxed.
Morphine is a powerful narcotic used for severe pain.
Often appears as...
- narcotic drug
- narcotic substance
adjective
Of or related to substances that cause sleepiness or dullness.
Alcohol has a narcotic effect on the body.
Often appears as...
- narcotic effect
- narcotic influence
noun
Illicit drugs which are prohibited by law.
The police arrested him for narcotic possession.
Often appears as...
- narcotic possession
- narcotic trafficking
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Pain Relief
Narcotics are primarily associated with pain management, especially in medical settings.
After surgery, the patient was given a narcotic to alleviate the pain.
Pro Tip 2/3Potential Addiction
Use caution when discussing narcotics; they can be addictive if used improperly.
The doctor warned about the risk of becoming dependent on the prescribed narcotic.
Pro Tip 3/3Controlled Substances
In many regions, narcotics are controlled by law due to their potential for abuse.
She carried a special license to handle narcotic medications in the hospital.
Pro Tip 1/3Pain Relief
Narcotics are primarily associated with pain management, especially in medical settings.
After surgery, the patient was given a narcotic to alleviate the pain.
Pro Tip 2/3Potential Addiction
Use caution when discussing narcotics; they can be addictive if used improperly.
The doctor warned about the risk of becoming dependent on the prescribed narcotic.
Pro Tip 3/3Controlled Substances
In many regions, narcotics are controlled by law due to their potential for abuse.
She carried a special license to handle narcotic medications in the hospital.
Pro Tip 1/3Pain Relief
Narcotics are primarily associated with pain management, especially in medical settings.
After surgery, the patient was given a narcotic to alleviate the pain.
Pro Tip 2/3Potential Addiction
Use caution when discussing narcotics; they can be addictive if used improperly.
The doctor warned about the risk of becoming dependent on the prescribed narcotic.
Pro Tip 3/3Controlled Substances
In many regions, narcotics are controlled by law due to their potential for abuse.
She carried a special license to handle narcotic medications in the hospital.
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Gary Haugen: The hidden...
and the prosecutors hand it off to the courts, and the survivors of violence have to be supported by social services all the way through that. So you have to do an approach that pulls that all together. In the past, there's been a little bit of training of the courts, but they get crappy evidence from the police, or a little police intervention that has to do with narcotics or terrorism
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Kidnapped in Colombia PIPE...
airplane and in my aviation skills were extremely important because in the early 70s that was the primary method of bringing narcotics into the u.s. cocaine trafficking was very profitable they had unlimited resources on a daily basis we were good parents really I don't think
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Marc Goodman: A vision...
and to help us all, some won't be. So how will criminals abuse this? Well, with synthetic biology you can do some pretty neat things. For example, I predict that we will move away from a plant-based narcotics world to a synthetic one. Why do you need the plants anymore?
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How math saved my life PIPE...
bruised kidney and they gave me this really powerful narcotic pain shot and sent me home and I remember on the way home thinking how strange everything looked well the next day when I woke up it was obvious the pain meds were not the cause of what was making everything
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The wild world of...
the fly closes in and slurps its nectar. But this pitcher species has an ingredient called coniine in its nectar, a powerful narcotic to insects. As the coniine takes effect, the fly grows sluggish, stumbles, and falls down the funnel
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Episode 2: Criminal...
find out whether they were true it is very important for our filming to remain secret this is comparable with the narcotics trade so we have to wear secret cameras perfect yes pretty girl
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Busting a Stashhouse PIPE...
there is no time to waste the tip came in a few hours ago and narcotic stashes rarely stay in one place for long in this region drug smuggling is a well-oiled machine
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Incredible Dolphin...
even so the dolphins often look for puffer fish and love to chew on them taken in small doses the secretions seem to have a narcotic effect
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HAZMAT Weed Bust PIPE...
solid it's heavy we have to vacuum this solid out of the tanker truck otherwise there's no way to reach the narcotics
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Narcotics Hidden in a...
This one was a negative. Definitely not narcotics.
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Gary Haugen: The hidden...
and the prosecutors hand it off to the courts, and the survivors of violence have to be supported by social services all the way through that. So you have to do an approach that pulls that all together. In the past, there's been a little bit of training of the courts, but they get crappy evidence from the police, or a little police intervention that has to do with narcotics or terrorism
Video examples
Kidnapped in Colombia PIPE...
airplane and in my aviation skills were extremely important because in the early 70s that was the primary method of bringing narcotics into the u.s. cocaine trafficking was very profitable they had unlimited resources on a daily basis we were good parents really I don't think
Video examples
Marc Goodman: A vision...
and to help us all, some won't be. So how will criminals abuse this? Well, with synthetic biology you can do some pretty neat things. For example, I predict that we will move away from a plant-based narcotics world to a synthetic one. Why do you need the plants anymore?
Video examples
How math saved my life PIPE...
bruised kidney and they gave me this really powerful narcotic pain shot and sent me home and I remember on the way home thinking how strange everything looked well the next day when I woke up it was obvious the pain meds were not the cause of what was making everything
Video examples
The wild world of...
the fly closes in and slurps its nectar. But this pitcher species has an ingredient called coniine in its nectar, a powerful narcotic to insects. As the coniine takes effect, the fly grows sluggish, stumbles, and falls down the funnel
Video examples
Episode 2: Criminal...
find out whether they were true it is very important for our filming to remain secret this is comparable with the narcotics trade so we have to wear secret cameras perfect yes pretty girl
Video examples
Busting a Stashhouse PIPE...
there is no time to waste the tip came in a few hours ago and narcotic stashes rarely stay in one place for long in this region drug smuggling is a well-oiled machine
Video examples
Incredible Dolphin...
even so the dolphins often look for puffer fish and love to chew on them taken in small doses the secretions seem to have a narcotic effect
Video examples
HAZMAT Weed Bust PIPE...
solid it's heavy we have to vacuum this solid out of the tanker truck otherwise there's no way to reach the narcotics
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Narcotics Hidden in a...
This one was a negative. Definitely not narcotics.
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Ian MacKaye
American Musician
The first time I ever recorded, which was into my boom-box, I was like, 'Wow, check that out.' It sounded great. The narcotic of it was so intense - it was pleasurable. I was like, 'You sound like a band.' Then I ended up spending the rest of my life trying to chase that initial high again.
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Mark Fuhrman
American Public Servant
Johnnie Cochran hasn't spent 20 years serving people in low-income, minority neighborhoods, ridding them of gangs and narcotics. I have. He hasn't been shot at and punched. I have. I've paid my dues to be able to say I'm not a racist.
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Joe Arpaio
American Public Servant
I was a cop in the Las Vegas Police Department in 1957. I was very young when I joined. But then I became a federal narcotics agent after that, in Vegas, and that propelled me into my future to fight the drug traffickers.
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Clark Johnson
American Actor
That's the trouble with playing a cutting-edge narcotics detective - you've got to wear what's topical at the moment. My kids tease me about outfits I was wearing last week, let alone in the eighties.
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Blake Farenthold
American Politician
I will continue to fight to secure our borders and implement common sense policies aimed at reducing violence and the flow of illegal narcotics, firearms, people, and money across our borders.
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Peter Straub
American Writer
On gym days, I don't get to my desk until 4 in the afternoon, and everything except bedtime and the appointment with the liquid narcotic is pushed back a bit.
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Carl Jung
Swiss Psychologist
Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism.
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Clive Thompson
Canadian Journalist
Why are online games so addictive? It's mostly the narcotic appeal of 'leveling.
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Charlie Chaplin
English Actor
Despair is a narcotic. It lulls the mind into indifference.
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Robert Harris
British Novelist
Storytelling has a narcotic power.
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Ian MacKaye
American Musician
The first time I ever recorded, which was into my boom-box, I was like, 'Wow, check that out.' It sounded great. The narcotic of it was so intense - it was pleasurable. I was like, 'You sound like a band.' Then I ended up spending the rest of my life trying to chase that initial high again.
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Mark Fuhrman
American Public Servant
Johnnie Cochran hasn't spent 20 years serving people in low-income, minority neighborhoods, ridding them of gangs and narcotics. I have. He hasn't been shot at and punched. I have. I've paid my dues to be able to say I'm not a racist.
Quote examples
Joe Arpaio
American Public Servant
I was a cop in the Las Vegas Police Department in 1957. I was very young when I joined. But then I became a federal narcotics agent after that, in Vegas, and that propelled me into my future to fight the drug traffickers.
Quote examples
Clark Johnson
American Actor
That's the trouble with playing a cutting-edge narcotics detective - you've got to wear what's topical at the moment. My kids tease me about outfits I was wearing last week, let alone in the eighties.
Quote examples
Blake Farenthold
American Politician
I will continue to fight to secure our borders and implement common sense policies aimed at reducing violence and the flow of illegal narcotics, firearms, people, and money across our borders.
Quote examples
Peter Straub
American Writer
On gym days, I don't get to my desk until 4 in the afternoon, and everything except bedtime and the appointment with the liquid narcotic is pushed back a bit.
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Carl Jung
Swiss Psychologist
Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism.
Quote examples
Clive Thompson
Canadian Journalist
Why are online games so addictive? It's mostly the narcotic appeal of 'leveling.
Quote examples
Charlie Chaplin
English Actor
Despair is a narcotic. It lulls the mind into indifference.
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Robert Harris
British Novelist
Storytelling has a narcotic power.
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