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Darene Posted 19 years ago
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Drugs, Narcotics and Opiates

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0 01blockquote 01cite 10Darene12cite 10Hello,12br 12br 10I'm facing a problem every time I translate these words from Arabic to English, because all of them have the same one meaning in Arabic. 12br 12br 10thank you 15012br 12br 12blockquote 10 01b 01font 00My 01i 00American Heritage Dictionary02i 00 offers this. 02u 00it's no wonder you have some confusion.

— Philip

  • 0 01blockquote 01cite 10Darene12cite 10Hello,12br 12br 10I'm facing a problem every time I translate these words from Arabic to English, because all of them have the same one meaning in Arabic.
  • 12br 12br 10thank you 15012br 12br 12blockquote 10 01b 01font 00My 01i 00American Heritage Dictionary02i 00 offers this.
  • 02u 00it's no wonder you have some confusion.
  • 02font 02b 02br 02br 01b 01font 00"Drug" is a more generic term which includes medication, "narcotics" reduce pain, and "opiate" blurs reality.
  • Believe me, I'm no expert in the field, but this might be some help.
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1font01b00Thank you Philip, it was helpful.02b02font02br
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Narcotic agents are potent analgesics which are effective for the relief of severe pain. Analgesics are selective central nervous system depressants used to relieve pain. The term analgesic means "without pain". Even in therapeutic doses, narcotic analgesics can cause respiratory depression, nausea, and drowsiness. Long term administration produces tolerance, psychic, and physical dependence call
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Morphine is used exclusively in hospitals, excluding the use by drug abusers, as a pain reliever. It is allowed into the body in several ways including; injection under the skin, intramuscularly, or intravenously. It is also marketed as white crystals for smoking, and hypodermic tablets for oral ingestion. Most of the morphine obtained from opium is converted to codeine, and secondarily, to hydro
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