as in hypnotic
tending to cause sleep
morphine is an opiate drug
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as in narcotic
something that soothes, calms, or induces passivity or a sense of security
a cultural critic who argues that the Internet has now joined television as an opiate of the American people
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Maya Goldman, Axios, 10 July 2024
Troopers noted in the warrant affidavit, however, that the use of Narcan reversed Gomez’s respiratory arrest, which would indicate an opiate effect had been reversed.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 12 Apr. 2024
Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Avenging Ellie’s death, which was due to opiates not taken off the market soon enough by Jacobson Moore’s big pharma client, is Madeline’s true mission — and Olympia, Olympia’s ex-husband Julian (Jason Ritter), and firm founder Senior (Beau Bridges) are each in her crosshairs….
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 22 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
Researchers suspect that stimulating certain acupoints makes the brain release endorphins and other neurochemicals that can relieve the pain from opiate withdrawal.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 10 July 2024
Troopers noted in the warrant affidavit, however, that the use of Narcan reversed Gomez’s respiratory arrest, which would indicate an opiate effect had been reversed.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 12 Apr. 2024
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Addicted to opiates and alcohol, and with a passion for younger men, Starkey’s Eugene Allerton sends William into a tailspin.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Avenging Ellie’s death, which was due to opiates not taken off the market soon enough by Jacobson Moore’s big pharma client, is Madeline’s true mission — and Olympia, Olympia’s ex-husband Julian (Jason Ritter), and firm founder Senior (Beau Bridges) are each in her crosshairs….
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 22 Sep. 2024
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“Opiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opiate. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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