narcotic
Example Sentences
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A new preclinical study has identified a gene therapy that directly targets pain-processing areas in the brain while avoiding the addiction risks linked to narcotic drugs.
From Science Daily
The regular return of this device lends the album a vaguely narcotic quality, inducing unwanted drowsiness in the listener.
The scale of illegal waste activity in England saw it once dubbed the "new narcotics" by former Environment Agency chief Sir James Bevan.
From BBC
Berry said in the wake of Maduro’s capture, “numerous state and nonstate actors involved in the illegal narcotics trade remain unaffected.”
From Los Angeles Times
Myth One: This was a law-enforcement operation to bring to justice a notorious narcotics trafficker.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
