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In 2001, Achidi John, an asylum-seeker from Cameroon died after officers forced him to take emetics, a drug that induces vomiting, while in custody.
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Mélissa Godin, Time, 10 June 2020
Doctors can prescribe several drugs to reduce nausea and vomiting that are safe to take during pregnancy, including certain antacids, antihistamines and anti-emetics.
—Patricia Waldron, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
Escape games are a natural emetic for all your bad qualities.
—Molly Young, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2018
Mélissa Godin, Time, 10 June 2020
Doctors can prescribe several drugs to reduce nausea and vomiting that are safe to take during pregnancy, including certain antacids, antihistamines and anti-emetics.
—Patricia Waldron, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
Escape games are a natural emetic for all your bad qualities.
—Molly Young, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2018
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“Emetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emetic. Accessed 3 Dec. 2023.
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emetic
1 of 2 noun
emet·ic
i-ˈmet-ik 
: an agent that induces vomiting
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