### Question
Can you define what narcotic drug means?


### Answer
**Narcotic drug** is defined as the following in *21 CFR § 1300.01*:

> 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: **Title 21-Food and Drugs > PART 1300—DEFINITIONS**

