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opiate

[oh-pee-it, -eyt, oh-pee-eyt] / ˈoʊ pi ɪt, -ˌeɪt, ˈoʊ piˌeɪt /


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This kind of faith — shared by many faiths — is not an opiate or a self-help manual.

From Washington Post • Apr. 18, 2022

If sports don't trump religion as the opiate of the masses, they have, until recently, been at least the background music of most of our lives.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2020

Sir Peter was also criticised by family members of patients who died after being given opiate drugs at Gosport War Memorial Hospital between 1987 and 2001.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2020

People who have co-occurring mental health disorders, especially ones that require medication, or who use treatments such as methadone and buprenorphine for opiate use disorder don’t always feel welcome in the recovery community.

From Slate • Oct. 29, 2017

And that is a powerful opiate, certainly, the hope of a better life to come.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green




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