opiate
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1. opiate - Noun
2. opiate - Adjective
3. opiate - Verb
Meaning
Originally, a medicine of a thicker consistence than sirup, prepared with opium.
Any medicine that contains opium, and has the quality of inducing sleep or repose; a narcotic.
Anything which induces rest or inaction; that which quiets uneasiness.
Inducing sleep; somniferous; narcotic; hence, anodyne; causing rest, dullness, or inaction; as, the opiate rod of Hermes.
To subject to the influence of an opiate; to put to sleep.
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Addicted parents, in particular, are faced with a unique set of challenges, as an opiate dependency ultimately affects the whole family.
Clear Skye, with locations in Clinton and Gaffney, provides comprehensive treatment services for individuals recovering from opiate addiction.
Between 150,000 and 200,000 opiate addicts lived in the United States in the late 19th century and between two-thirds and three-quarters of these addicts were women. citation Opium addiction in the later 19th century received a hereditary definition.
For patients sensitive to the side-effects that in part may be a result of the unnatural pharmacological actions of buprenorphine and methadone, slow-release oral morphine formulations offer a promising future for use managing opiate addiction.
Because addiction was viewed as a medical problem rather than an indulgence, doctors were permitted to allow patients to wean themselves off opiates rather than cutting off any opiate use altogether.
It is estimated that between 150,000 and 200,000 opiate addicts lived in the United States at the time, and a majority of these addicts were women.