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.
Provost (education) A provost is the senior academic administrator at many institutions of higher education in the United States and Canada, the equivalent of a pro-vice-chancellor at some institutions in the United Kingdom and Ireland or a Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at most Australian universities.