as in opiates
something that soothes, calms, or induces passivity or a sense of security
an irradicable sense of self-righteousness seems to be the narcotic that inures these religious fanatics from any realization of the harm they have done
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Inside the home, agents found more drugs, along with equipment necessary to package narcotics, including a kilogram press machine, scale and a variety of stamps, officials said.
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Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
The series, created by Bud Ruskin, who had led an undercover narcotics unit for the LAPD, aired for five seasons and 123 episodes, and during its run, the actor survived a car accident that sent him through the windshield and required 130 stitches to repair his face.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
The investigation was conducted over several months, according to Ciccone, and uncovered a closed and private social media network utilized by Rutgers University students to buy and sell narcotics.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
Hunter, 54, stood trial for three felony counts related to a 2018 gun purchase and possession of the gun while using narcotics, as well as a charge of tax fraud.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
After the hospital reported Weiner’s narcotics practice to the DEA, the agency investigated, according to Steffan Tubbs with its Rocky Mountain field division.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
Since May 2021, the operation funneled narcotics through the archipelago with assistance from corrupt local officials, the indictment alleges.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Beck’s first order of business was to reassign more than 1,100 detectives and gang intelligence and narcotics officers from citywide teams to work in Chicago’s 22 police districts.
—Sarahbeth Maney, ProPublica, 20 Nov. 2024
Argentina’s public prosecutor said two people — including a hotel employee accused of giving the singer cocaine during his stay — were charged with two acts of supplying narcotics.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
The series, created by Bud Ruskin, who had led an undercover narcotics unit for the LAPD, aired for five seasons and 123 episodes, and during its run, the actor survived a car accident that sent him through the windshield and required 130 stitches to repair his face.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
The investigation was conducted over several months, according to Ciccone, and uncovered a closed and private social media network utilized by Rutgers University students to buy and sell narcotics.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
Hunter, 54, stood trial for three felony counts related to a 2018 gun purchase and possession of the gun while using narcotics, as well as a charge of tax fraud.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
After the hospital reported Weiner’s narcotics practice to the DEA, the agency investigated, according to Steffan Tubbs with its Rocky Mountain field division.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
Since May 2021, the operation funneled narcotics through the archipelago with assistance from corrupt local officials, the indictment alleges.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Beck’s first order of business was to reassign more than 1,100 detectives and gang intelligence and narcotics officers from citywide teams to work in Chicago’s 22 police districts.
—Sarahbeth Maney, ProPublica, 20 Nov. 2024
Argentina’s public prosecutor said two people — including a hotel employee accused of giving the singer cocaine during his stay — were charged with two acts of supplying narcotics.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Narcotics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narcotics. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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