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- noun Plural form of
opiate . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
opiate .
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Examples
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Just do what Heath Ledger did and get your opiates from a doctor.
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Then, if these somnivolencies [I hate the word opiates on this occasion,] have turned her head, that is an effect they frequently have upon some constitutions; and in this case was rather the fault of the dose than the design of the giver.
Clarissa Harlowe 2006
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Then, if these somnivolencies [I hate the word opiates on this occasion,] have turned her head, that is an effect they frequently have upon some constitutions; and in this case was rather the fault of the dose than the design of the giver.
Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 6 Samuel Richardson 1725
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Alexander’s findings — that deprived rats seek solace in opiates, while contented rats avoid them — dramatically contradict our currently held beliefs about addiction.
FAR OUT: Do Rats Dictate International Drug Policy? | Disinformation 2007
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Jonathan D. Blum, deputy administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said prescriptions for painkilling medications known as opiates had increased sharply.
NYT > Home Page By ROBERT PEAR 2011
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Hydrocodone, oxycodone and morphine fall into a category of painkillers known as opiates because they are chemically similar to opium.
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Of the 'treatment' of rabies we will make but a few remarks, as of the immense number of specifics proposed for this disease, amounting in all to several hundred, few or none can be relied on to the exclusion of the others; but those medicines, perhaps, known as opiates or anti-spasmodics, claim a larger share of attention than any others in combating the disease after its development.
The Dog William Youatt 1811
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Earlier this year, the FDA issued a statement directed at drug makers which market the strongest types of painkillers - classified as opiates, narcotics, and DEA Class 2 Controlled Substances.
Healthcare Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha 2009
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Studies show that sugar, for example, works on the same part of the brain that certain drugs, such as opiates (heroin, oxycontin, etc.) do.
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The boxes are divided by drug category, such as opiates, hallucinogens, amphetamines, sedatives, etc, all with an accompanying photo and ID number.
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