Thesaurus results for NARCOTICS

narcotics

noun

plural of narcotic

as in opiates

something that soothes, calms, or induces passivity or a sense of security an irradicable sense of self-righteousness seems to be the narcotic that inures these religious fanatics from any realization of the harm they have done

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Recent Examples of narcotics Our office will continue working with the Homeland Security Task Force and our federal, local, and international partners to stop these trafficking pipelines and prevent dangerous narcotics from reaching our communities. —

Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026 Karl Oakman — chief of the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department — said his officers collaborate with ICE to investigate criminal, narcotics and gang activity. —

Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026 The station reported that Hernandez-Lopez appeared to be intoxicated and possibly under the influence of narcotics. —

Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026 Between March and September 2024, investigators reportedly made 11 narcotics purchases, primarily fentanyl, from various sellers, including Echevarria, according to court records. —

Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026 Ecuador is considered a logistical hub for drug trafficking, serving as a staging and distribution point for narcotics entering the country — primarily from Colombia, though shipments also arrive from Peru. —

Gonzalo Solano, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026 Mastrangelo was convicted in 2001 of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute narcotics and was sentenced to 47 months in prison. —

Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026 Agents also seized about $80,000 in cash, six firearms and additional quantities of narcotics during arrests carried out Thursday morning. —

Teresa Liu, Daily News, 6 Mar. 2026 Noem will become a special envoy for a security initiative against narcotics trafficking. —

Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Mar. 2026

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Noun

Regardless of the reason, there are many viable options for testing for specific drugs at home, such as marijuana, opiates, cocaine, amphetamines and other drugs.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
The illicit love story between the money launderer and the fentanyl trafficker working together to shower New England with deadly opiates came crashing down under the weight of a multi-year federal investigation.

— Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026