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Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Medical, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. narcotics. n. 1) techinically, drugs which dull the senses. 2) a popular generic term for drugs which cannot be legally possessed, sold, or transported except for medicinal uses for which a physician or dentist's prescription is required.
drug. n. 1. (Pharmacology) any synthetic, semisynthetic, or natural chemical substance used in the treatment, prevention, or diagnosis of disease, or for other medical reasons. 2. (Recreational Drugs) a chemical substance, esp a narcotic, taken for the pleasant effects it produces. substance used in the treatment of disease: medicament, medication, medicine, pharmaceutical. 2. A substance that affects the central nervous system and is often addictive: hallucinogen, narcotic, opiate. Informal: dope. To administer or add a drug to: dose, medicate, narcotize, opiate, physic.