Propoxyphene (one of the active ingredients in Darvocet) is classified as a mild, centrally-acting, narcotic pain reliever. Centrally-acting means that it works in the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord). Propoxyphene is chemically related to methadone.
Definition of provost marshal. : an officer who supervises the military police of a command.
Beginning with the January 1776 reference to a provost marshal, just eighteen days after Major General George Washington was appointed commander in chief of the Continental Army, he petitioned the Continental Congress for the authority to appoint a provost marshal.