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- adjective Resembling or characteristic of an
opiate .
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Examples
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Endorphin: a naturally occurring opiatelike neurotransmitter in the brain that decreases pain and enhances feelings of well-being.
SO STRESSED William Kent Krueger 2010
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What females love is bonding, helping, sharing, and oxytocin — that “opiatelike hormone” dubbed by one anthropologist “the elixir of contentment.”
Should Women Rule? 2008
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What females love is bonding, helping, sharing, and oxytocin — that “opiatelike hormone” dubbed by one anthropologist “the elixir of contentment.”
Should Women Rule? 2008
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Endorphin: a naturally occurring opiatelike neurotransmitter in the brain that decreases pain and enhances feelings of well-being.
SO STRESSED William Kent Krueger 2010
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Naloxone was blocking an opiatelike substance derived from alcohol, perhaps a TIQ, as suggested by Davis and Walsh.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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Naloxone was blocking an opiatelike substance derived from alcohol, perhaps a TIQ, as suggested by Davis and Walsh.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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It blocks the effect of the brain's natural opiatelike chemicals, which have a large number of normal functions in the brain that cause pleasurable experiences.
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It blocks the effect of the brain's natural opiatelike chemicals, which have a large number of normal functions in the brain that cause pleasurable experiences.
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4. The role of brain opioids: Are there opiatelike endogenous substances in the brain, separate from the opiates and TIQs, that mediate behavior in the alcoholic?
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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4. The role of brain opioids: Are there opiatelike endogenous substances in the brain, separate from the opiates and TIQs, that mediate behavior in the alcoholic?
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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