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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.
Natural and synthetic narcotics are used in medicine to control pain.; A soothing, numbing agent (not marijuana!!!!) Per the DEA website, a narcotic is a medication, derived from the poppy plant (or a synthetic substance closely related to opium), and used to treat pain.thanol (ethyl alcohol, or drinking alcohol) is a mood-altering central nervous system depressant.