narcotic
Also known as narcotics, narcotic drug
thumb|Heroin, a powerful opioid and narcotic
AI overview
A narcotic is a powerful drug that affects the brain and body, with heroin being a well-known example in this category. Narcotics matter because they can be highly addictive and dangerous, which is why their use and distribution are strictly controlled by law.
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Research
195,778 papers- Narcotic withdrawal in the emergency department.ReviewThe American journal of emergency medicine · 1985Freitas PMDOI: 10.1016/0735-6757(85)90205-0
- Threats to Narcotic Safety-A Narrative Review of Narcotic Incidents, Discrepancies and Near-Misses Within a Large Canadian Health System.ReviewThe Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres · 2022Bailey C, Jeffs LDOI: 10.1177/08445621211028709
- Narcotic Utilization After Cleft Lip Repair: Does Local Anesthetic Choice Matter?The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association · 2023Kalmar CL, Zapatero ZD, Kosyk MS et al.DOI: 10.1177/10556656221093945
- Narcotic-induced hypogonadism during therapy for heroin addiction.Review
Article
14 sectionsContents
- United Nations
- Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961
- INCB Yellow List
- World Health Organization
- Lexicon of alcohol and drug terms published by the World Health Organization
- United States
- ''U.S. v. Stieren''
- History
- Analgesics
- Narcotic analgesics
- Mechanism
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Heroin, a powerful opioid and narcotic
The term narcotic (, from ancient Greek ναρκῶ narkō, "I make numb") originally referred medically to any psychoactive compound with numbing or paralyzing properties. In the United States, it has since become associated with opiates and opioids, commonly morphine and heroin, as well as derivatives of many of the compounds found within raw opium latex.