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
Then the key to Finnish success in reducing homelessness is the housing-first model, where the logic is that you're not required to quit using alcohol or narcotics.
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Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Washington has increasingly tied its counter-narcotics push to its broader campaign against the Maduro government.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Court records show that a majority of Stevenson's arrests are related to the unlawful possession of a firearm or narcotics.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
This came after a lengthy trial in which US prosecutors accused him of exchanging firearms for cocaine shipments with the now-defunct FARC guerrillas, whose dissidents in Colombia control some of the key regions for narcotics production.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
He has been charged federally with conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and operating a premises for the purpose of trafficking narcotics.
—FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Officers with the Sherburne County Drug Task Force and Benton County Sheriff’s Office attempted to execute a knock-and-announce narcotics search warrant at the home, according to the criminal complaint.
—Trent Abrego, Twin Cities, 30 Aug. 2025
All of this is coming at a time when the Mexican security forces are accelerating counter-narcotics operations throughout the country.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
In a fact sheet published on July 30, the White House said 90% of all cargo seizures in fiscal 2024, including 98% of narcotics seizures and 97% of intellectual property rights seizures, originated as de minimis shipments.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge,melissa Repko,annie Palmer, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Washington has increasingly tied its counter-narcotics push to its broader campaign against the Maduro government.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Court records show that a majority of Stevenson's arrests are related to the unlawful possession of a firearm or narcotics.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
This came after a lengthy trial in which US prosecutors accused him of exchanging firearms for cocaine shipments with the now-defunct FARC guerrillas, whose dissidents in Colombia control some of the key regions for narcotics production.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
He has been charged federally with conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and operating a premises for the purpose of trafficking narcotics.
—FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Officers with the Sherburne County Drug Task Force and Benton County Sheriff’s Office attempted to execute a knock-and-announce narcotics search warrant at the home, according to the criminal complaint.
—Trent Abrego, Twin Cities, 30 Aug. 2025
All of this is coming at a time when the Mexican security forces are accelerating counter-narcotics operations throughout the country.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
In a fact sheet published on July 30, the White House said 90% of all cargo seizures in fiscal 2024, including 98% of narcotics seizures and 97% of intellectual property rights seizures, originated as de minimis shipments.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge,melissa Repko,annie Palmer, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narcotics
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These chemicals can be even more potent than other opiates and produce comparable hallucinogenic effects, increasing the desirability of the cut fentanyl on the market.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
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Boston Magazine reported that during her training she was ultimately dismissed for administering opiates without a doctor’s order and leaving her shift early.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Also consider topical anesthetics and analgesic patches, or mild transcutaneous neurostimulation such as the TENS device, which applies a low-voltage current to the skin.—
Dr. Sanjay Gupta,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 2025
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Surprisingly, scientists only recently learned how anesthetics trigger unconsciousness.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Narcotics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narcotics. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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