as in sedative
something (as a drug) that relieves pain
the doctor prescribed an analgesic and rest for my injured knee
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Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2024
What Is Ibuprofen? Ibuprofen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) taken as an analgesic and antipyretic for adults and children.
—Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 17 July 2024
Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024
Pain relief: Like delta-9 THC, delta-8 THC may possess analgesic properties that could help in managing pain and inflammation.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 9 Sep. 2023
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The expert concluded that Miller at the time of the test was impaired by CNS depressants, CNS stimulants and narcotics analgesics — which Drugs.com identifies as opioids used to treat pain.
—Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2024
What Is Ibuprofen? Ibuprofen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) taken as an analgesic and antipyretic for adults and children.
—Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 17 July 2024
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Natural Pain Reliever Kratom benefits individuals seeking natural pain relief, with some studies [2] supporting its analgesic effects.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024
Pain relief: Like delta-9 THC, delta-8 THC may possess analgesic properties that could help in managing pain and inflammation.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 9 Sep. 2023
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Throughout the diaries, Mother ruefully acknowledges that Robert has had to look after her in all sorts of ways because of her poor mental health: going to the drugstore at night to fetch sedatives and, on one occasion, having to stop the car and find a doctor in order to calm her down.Will Self, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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And the second-biggest seller, right behind Aspirin, was a sedative called Contergan.Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2024
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The researchers are currently exploring whether other anesthetic drugs achieve the same effect by different means.New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 July 2024
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Ahead of the Friends anniversary on Sunday, creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane, as well as executive producer Kevin S. Bright, spoke to the Today show about how his tragic death from the effects of anesthetic ketamine has cast a bit of a shadow on what would otherwise be a celebratory time.Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Sep. 2024
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In 2023, students have tried drugs like cannabis (28%), prescription painkillers (11%) and over-the-counter drugs (5%) at least once.Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2024
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By 2000, Anastasio got hooked on OxyContin after first taking prescription painkillers for dental surgery.Jeff Nelson, Peoplemag, 24 July 2024
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The Wall Street Journal reported in May that the DOJ was investigating how Chinese organized crime groups and drug traffickers used TD Bank to launder money derived from the sale of the deadly opiate fentanyl in the United States.Dan Mangan, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
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Elvis was a longtime opiate user, having also abused sleeping pills, antihistamines, barbiturates and, lastly, laxatives to treat intense constipation caused by his prescription-grade painkillers.Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 9 Oct. 2024
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This may include antipsychotics (which block dopamine receptors in the brain), antidepressants, and tranquilizers (drugs that reduce anxiety, fear, and tension).13 Medication alone does not usually resolve symptoms.Sherri Gordon, Health, 17 Oct. 2024
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The princesses were plied with tranquilizers, cocaine, amphetamines, and alcohol; they were guarded at all times, abused, and deprived of food and water.E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
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The typical modern player is a lone, distant figure, emerging to issue platitudes about remaining in the moment, taking it one game at a time, the language itself sanded down to an anodyne pallor.Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
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But nestled in this otherwise anodyne episode is a dream sequence that plays like something out of The Twilight Zone, and which had Barber and Sweetin almost at a loss for words.John Russell, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
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The self gets effaced and re-created in so many cross hatches, small threads, and hypnotic patterns.Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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And for me, your view of Mexico was hypnotic and beautiful for that.Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Analgesic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analgesic. Accessed 9 Nov. 2024.
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