Definition of opiate
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Examples of opiate in a Sentence
Many see television as an opiate of the masses.
a cultural critic who argues that the Internet has now joined television as an opiate of the American people
Recent Examples of opiate from the Web
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In May, Koffie sold opiates to two buyers in Portland, according to court documents.
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The other two medications, methadone and buprenorphine, are synthetic opiates that have a bias against them, Vuolo said.
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From Pro Publica’s Alex MacGillis: How a company targeted its new opiate-blocking drug to a captive market: drug courts.
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From Pro Publica’s Alex MacGillis: How a company targeted its new opiate-blocking drug to a captive market: drug courts. •
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Medical research, including a 2015 study from the National Institutes of Health, has found that children exposed to opiates during pregnancy suffer from behavior and attention problems.
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The use of treatments that wean addicts off opiates with drugs such as buprenorphine, naloxone and suboxone was least common in states across the American South and Midwest, where addiction rates were highest.
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The companies are targeting the more than 100 million Americans who suffer from chronic pain, and are dependent on opioid painkillers such as Vicodin, or addicted to street opiates including heroin.
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Since air hunger and pain activate similar parts of the brain, opiates may simply work by muting the brain’s pain signals.
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First Known Use of opiate
15th century
Other Drug/Tobacco Terms
controlled, flake, herb, key, sodden
opiate
Definition of opiate
1a : containing or mixed with opiumb : of, relating to, binding, or being an opiate opiate receptors
2a : inducing sleep : narcoticb : causing dullness or inaction
Examples of opiate in a Sentence
morphine is an opiate drug
Recent Examples of opiate from the Web
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To date, 31 states have expanded Medicaid eligibility through Obamacare, helping to drive a historic reduction in the number of uninsured Americans — including many struggling with opiate addiction.
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What supporters said Oelslager said the budget addresses concerns about funding opiate addiction treatment, K-12 education, food banks and other services for which Democrats urged more spending.
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The epidemic Sessions refers to involves deadly opiate drugs, not marijuana, Chris writes.
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Opiate addiction and mounting overdose deaths hit epidemic proportions after medical professionals began profiting from pain clinics at which the addictive drugs were doled out.
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The epidemic Sessions refers to involves deadly opiate drugs, not marijuana.
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Overall, 1,091 people died last year from an overdose related to an opiate drug compared to 649 in 2015.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'opiate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of opiate
1543
Other Drug/Tobacco Terms
controlled, flake, herb, key, sodden
OPIATE Defined for English Language Learners
opiate
playDefinition of opiate for English Language Learners
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: a drug (such as morphine or codeine) that is made from opium and that is used to reduce pain or cause sleep
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: something that causes people to ignore problems and to relax instead of doing things that need to be done
Medical Dictionary
opiate
Medical Definition of opiate
1: of, relating to, or being opium or an opium derivative
2: of, relating to, binding, or being an opiate opiate receptors
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