narcotics

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noun

Any substance or drug that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour; in some contexts, especially in reference to the opiates-and-opioids class, especially in reference to illegal drugs, and often both.
Any type of numbing drug.

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Synonyms

depressant soporific soporiferous uninteresting narcotizing poisonous drug organ board body staggering astounding substance illicit dea anaesthetics

Associated

kingpin trafficker psychotropic narcotic trafficking interdiction opium heroin anonymous smuggling racketeering

Rhymes

semiotics robotics aeronautics astronautics antibiotics hypnotics kotex exotics autex scott hicks

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