### Question
How does PART 1300—DEFINITIONS define narcotic drug?


### Answer
Under *21 CFR § 1300.01*, **narcotic drug** is defined as:

> any of the following whether produced directly or indirectly by extraction from substances of vegetable origin or independently by means of chemical synthesis or by a combination of extraction and chemical synthesis:

(i) Opium, opiates, derivatives of opium and opiates, including their isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers whenever the existence of such isomers, esters, ethers and salts is possible within the specific chemical designation. 

#### Citation:
  - *21 CFR § 1300.01*
  - Heading: **PART 1300—DEFINITIONS > PART 1300—DEFINITIONS**

