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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
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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
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“Emetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emetic. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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emetic
1 of 2 noun
emet·ic
i-ˈmet-ik 
: an agent that induces vomiting
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