Narcotics anonymous
noun
an international association of support groups for recovering drug addicts, with a 12-step program patterned after Alcoholics Anonymous
Examples
Narcotics Anonymous sprang from the Alcoholics Anonymous Program of the late 1940s, with meetings first emerging in Los Angeles.
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[nahr-kuh-tiz-uh m] /ˈnɑr kəˌtɪz əm/ noun 1. habitual use of narcotics. 2. the action or influence of narcotics. 3. . /ˈnɑːkəˌtɪzəm/ noun 1. stupor or addiction induced by narcotic drugs narcotism nar·co·tism (när’kə-tĭz’əm) n.
- Narcotization
[nahr-kuh-tahyz] /ˈnɑr kəˌtaɪz/ verb (used with object), narcotized, narcotizing. 1. to subject to or treat with a ; stupefy. 2. to make dull; stupefy; deaden the awareness of: He had used liquor to narcotize his anxieties. verb (used without object), narcotized, narcotizing. 3. to act as a : a remedy that does not heal but […]
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[nahr-kuh-tahyz] /ˈnɑr kəˌtaɪz/ verb (used with object), narcotized, narcotizing. 1. to subject to or treat with a ; stupefy. 2. to make dull; stupefy; deaden the awareness of: He had used liquor to narcotize his anxieties. verb (used without object), narcotized, narcotizing. 3. to act as a : a remedy that does not heal but […]
- Narcotize
[nahr-kuh-tahyz] /ˈnɑr kəˌtaɪz/ verb (used with object), narcotized, narcotizing. 1. to subject to or treat with a ; stupefy. 2. to make dull; stupefy; deaden the awareness of: He had used liquor to narcotize his anxieties. verb (used without object), narcotized, narcotizing. 3. to act as a : a remedy that does not heal but […]
- Narcotrafficking
[nahr-koh-traf-i-king] /ˈnɑr koʊˌtræf ɪ kɪŋ/ noun 1. the buying and selling of illegal drugs.