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- ANALGESIC:
- A type of drug that alleviates pain without loss of consciousness.
- NARCOTIC:
- A natural or synthetic drug that has properties similar to opium or opium derivatives.
- OPIATE:
- Drug derived directly from opium and used in its natural state, without chemical modification. Opiates include morphine, codeine, thebaine, noscapine, and papaverine.
- PHYSICAL DEPENDENCE:
- A condition that may occur after prolonged use of an opiate, but differing from addiction because the user is dependent on the drug for pain relief, rather than emotional or psychological relief.
- WITHDRAWAL:
- A group of symptoms that may occur from suddenly stopping the use of a substance such as alcohol or other drugs after chronic or prolonged ingestion.
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