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NarcoticNarcotic Nar*cot"ic, a. [F. narcotique, Gr. ??????????, fr.
??????? to benumb, na`rkh numbness, torpor.] (Med.)
Having the properties of a narcotic; operating as a narcotic.
-- Nar*cot"ic*ness, n. Narcotic
Narcotic Nar*cot"ic, n. (Med.)
A drug which, in medicinal doses, generally allays morbid
susceptibility, relieves pain, and produces sleep; but which,
in poisonous doses, produces stupor, coma, or convulsions,
and, when given in sufficient quantity, causes death. The
best examples are opium (with morphine), belladonna (with
atropine), and conium.
Nercotykes and opye (opium) of Thebes. --Chaucer.
Meaning of Narcotics from wikipedia
- of view. The best
example is the
definition of
narcotics in the
United Nations Conventions.
Narcotics are
substances and
preparations that
induce drowsiness...
- markets. Internet-based drug
trafficking is the
global distribution of
narcotics,
making extensive use of technology. Similarly, the use of the Internet...
- The
Bulletin on
Narcotics is a
publication of the
United Nations Office on
Drugs and Crime.
First published in 1981, the
bulletin provides a
great deal...
-
facts and
quotes presented in "The
Narcotics Anonymous program" section,
unless otherwise sourced, come from the
Narcotics Anonymous (Basic Text). Membership...
- Look up
narcotic or
narcotics in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
narcotic is a
chemical substance with
psychoactive properties.
Narcotic(s) may also...
- of
Prohibition Narcotics Division. In June of 1930, Nutt was
appointed by
President Hoover to be the
first Commissioner of
Narcotics. He was a registered...
-
prescribing maintenance doses for
narcotics unless it was
intended to cure the patient's addiction. The
Harrison anti-
narcotic legislation consisted of three...
- non-medical use, and
established the
Federal Narcotics Control Board (FNCB) to administrate. The
Federal Bureau of
Narcotics (FBN) was
established as an agency...
- It
implemented the
provisions of the
Single Convention on
Narcotic Drugs. The "
narcotics"
included in the Act are
drugs such as heroin,
cocaine and cannabis...
- "The
Traffic in
Narcotics: An
interview with the Hon.
Harry J. Anslinger,
United States Commissioner of
Narcotics"
Bulletin on
Narcotics.
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