Meaning of NARCOTIC

Pronunciation:			nâr'kutic
Matching Terms:			narcotic antagonist, Narcotical, narcotics agent, Narcotine, Narcotinic, narcotise, narcotised, narcotising, Narcotism, narcotize, narcotized, narcotizing
Medical Dictionary
	Definition:		Depresses the central nervous system, reduces pain and may cause drowsiness and euphoria. Narcotics are NOT addictive when taken for pain.
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Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		alcohol, amobarbital sodium, Amytal, Amytal pill, analgesic, anesthetic, anodyne, barb, barbiturate, barbiturate pill, black stuff, blue, blue angel, blue devil, blue heaven, blue velvet, calmant, calmative, chloral hydrate, codeine, codeine cough syrup, deadening, Demerol, depressant, depressor, dolly, Dolophine, dope, downer, drug, dulling, goofball, H, hard stuff, heroin, hop, horse, hypnotic, junk, knockout drop, knockout drops, laudanum, Lethean, liquor, lotus, Luminal, Luminal pill, M, meperidine, methadone, Mickey Finn, Nembutal, Nembutal pill, nepenthe, numbing, opiate, opium, pacifier, pain killer, pain-killer, paregoric, pen yan, phenobarbital, phenobarbital sodium, purple heart, quietener, quietening, rainbow, red, scag, secobarbital sodium, Seconal, Seconal pill, sedative, shit, sleep-causing, sleep-compelling, sleeper, sleep-inducer, sleep-inducing, sleeping draught, sleeping pill, sleep-inviting, sleep-provoking, smack, sodium thiopental, somnifacient, somniferous, somnolent, soother, soothing, soothing syrup, soporific, stunning, stupefactive, stupefying, stuporific, tar, tranquilizer, tranquilizing, Tuinal, Tuinal pill, turps, white stuff, yellow, yellow jacket