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opiate

noun as in drug

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The three main types of medication for opiate withdrawal and recovery are methadone, buphrenorphine, and naltrexone.

The FDA approved Suboxone in 2002 to treat opiate addiction.

Although it is also used to control pain, it was created as a way to manage opiate addiction.

For one, despite evidence to their efficacy, many insurance plans will not cover the costs of opiate replacement therapies.

Without a complete overhaul of the opiate world, he worries it will continue.

The hours wore on toward night, and Nita slept under the influence of an opiate administered by the maid.

In spite of his groans and anguish, the old notary was insensible under the influence of an opiate.

It is here used by Milton as the name of an opiate and it is now occasionally used as a general name for drugs that relieve pain.

He was evidently under the influence of a heavy opiate, for there was no sign of life, except the faint breathing.

What a marvelous opiate the ecclesiastics have been injecting into the minds of the masses!

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On this page you'll find 39 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to opiate, such as: narcotic, opium, sedative, tranquilizer, anodyne, and depressant.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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