opiates

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  1. noun Any of various sedative narcotics containing opium or one or more of its natural or synthetic derivatives.
  2. noun A drug, hormone, or other chemical substance having sedative or narcotic effects similar to those containing opium or its derivatives: a natural brain opiate. Also called opioid.
  3. noun Something that dulls the senses and induces relaxation or torpor.
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  • You had opiates, amphetamine and alcohol in your system. —  F ;SF; - vol 092 issue 04 - April 1997
  • During the last days of her life, opiates were administered to relieve her sufferings; and in the night between the 27th and 28th of October she passed away peacefully, and apparently without pain,—leaving behind her the memory of a woman of matchless intrepidity, surprising energy, and heroic fixity of purpose. —  The Story of Ida Pfeiffer
  • Who comes up with them and what kind of opiates are behind it all?
  • Painkillers are resultant from opium or are opiates, and have similar chemical components as heroin, making them awfully real as well as pattern forming. charming precautions and securing your prescription medications is an important footstep in preventing prescription drug abuse with youth, as well as speaking to your youth regarding the dangers of over the counter and prescription drugs. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • However, medical use of opiates is an open question for those more knowledgeable about it, both doctors and legal scholars, to tackle. —  altmuslim
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