Narcotic

narcotic /nar·cot·ic/ (nahr-kot´ic)

1. pertaining to or producing narcosis.

2. an agent that produces insensibility or stupor, especially an opioid.

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nar·cot·ic (när-ktk)

n.

A drug derived from opium or opiumlike compounds, with potent analgesic effects associated with significant alteration of mood and behavior, and with the potential for dependence and tolerance following repeated administration.

adj.

Capable of inducing a state of stuporous analgesia.

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Narcotic

A drug derived from opium or compounds similar to opium. Such drugs are potent pain relievers and can affect mood and behavior. Long-term use of narcotics can lead to dependence and tolerance.

Mentioned in: Analgesics, Opioid, Methadone

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narcotic,

n substance that relieves pain, induces sleep, and calms the body. Harmful and highly addictive if used repeatedly or in high doses.

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narcotic (närkot´ik),

n/adj a drug, usually with strong analgesic action and an addiction potential, that may be synthesized or derived from natural sources. Especially one of the opium alkaloids.

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narcotic

1. pertaining to or producing narcosis.

2. a drug that produces insensibility or stupor.

In veterinary medicine the term narcotic includes any drug that has this effect, but care is needed to avoid confusion with the more common usage of the word to mean the habit-forming drugs—for example, opiates such as morphine and heroin, and synthetic drugs such as meperidine. These can be legally obtained for use in animals only with a veterinarian's prescription. The sale or possession of narcotics for other than strictly therapeutic purposes is prohibited by law.

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narcotic analgesics

opiate derivatives such as morphine and etorphine.

narcotic antagonists

substances used to reverse the effects of morphine derivatives. They include naloxone, and partial antagonists such as levallorphan and nalorphine.

narcotic antitussives

cough suppressants, usually containing codeine.

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narcotic Substance abuse A substance causing euphoria and analgesia at the desired abuse levels and physical dependence and CNS depression, stupor, coma and death in excess. See Opiates.

Narcotic types

Natural Products extracted from the poppy plant, yielding morphine and heroin, or the coca plant, yielding cocaine and crack

Semi-synthetic Products with opiate activity, eg meperidine and methadone or synthetics, see MPTP; under the umbrella term of narcotic, alkaloids, eg LSD, mescaline, barbiturates, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, hallucinogens and stimulants, eg antidepressants

Completely synthetic Products created by synthesis alone, eg fentanyl