narcotic blockade

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The use of drugs to inhibit the effects of narcotic substances.

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It remains a Schedule I narcotic to this day, considered as dangerous and addictive by the federal government as heroin and MDMA.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin pounced quickly Sunday, denouncing the economic blockade of the Donbas.
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A blockade would have rapidly cut off Pakistan from oil supplies.
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The Chinese government banned qat earlier this year, and classified the plant as a dangerous narcotic.
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Though I prescribe hardly any narcotic pain medications, most ADHD medications are also Schedule II.
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Botanists have enumerated between forty and fifty varieties of the tobacco plant who class them all among the narcotic poisons.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Some writers have concluded that the plant served as a narcotic in some parts of Asia.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Narcotic poisons are neutralized by vinegar:—Narcotics … torpor … strong wine … sour wine … vinegar.
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Will not one puff of that narcotic breath drowse deep all watching dragons, and make for him the sleeping beauties of his will?
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
"You will promise me not to use the narcotic buttons," he said, before sitting down.
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