narcotic

Examples of narcotic in the following topics:

• Narcotics

  • Typical classes of narcotics include morphine, opium, and heroine.
  • Cocaine and coca leaves are also classified as "narcotics" in the U.S.
  • Controlled Substances Act (CSA); however they are chemically not narcotics.
  • Narcotics can be administered in a variety of ways.
  • With repeated use of narcotics, tolerance and dependence develop.

• Depressants

  • The term "narcotic" originally referred medically to any psychoactive compound with sleep-inducing properties.
  • When used in a legal context in the United States, the term "narcotic drug" refers to a substance that is completely prohibited, or one, such as codeine or morphine, that is used in violation of governmental regulation.

• Introduction to Foreign Trade and Global Economic Policies

  • On top of that, the end of the Cold War saw Americans impose a number of trade sanctions against nations that it believed were violating acceptable norms of behavior concerning human rights, terrorism, narcotics trafficking, and the development of weapons of mass destruction.

• American Trade Principles and Practice

  • The United States sometimes departs from its general policy of promoting free trade for political purposes, restricting imports to countries that are thought to violate human rights, support terrorism, tolerate narcotics trafficking, or pose a threat to international peace.

• Coryza and Influenza

  • It is also a symptom of narcotic withdrawal.

• National Security Policy

  • Security threats involve not only conventional foes, such as other nation-states, but also non-state actors, like violent non-state actors (al Queda, for example), narcotic cartels, multinational corporations and non-governmental organizations.

• Analgesia: Relief from Pain

  • When used appropriately, opioids and similar narcotic analgesics are otherwise safe and effective; however, risks such as addiction and the body becoming used to the drug (tolerance) can occur.

• Sexual Dysfunction and Disease

  • Physical factors include the use of drugs, such as alcohol, nicotine, narcotics, stimulants, antihypertensives, antihistamines, and some psychotherapeutic drugs.

• Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

  • Alcoholics Anonymous is the largest of all the twelve-step programs (from which all other twelve-steps programs are derived), followed by Narcotics Anonymous