The phrase "anesthetic effect" refers to the numbing or pain-relieving outcome of a medication or substance, which temporarily makes a person insensitive to pain or discomfort. Full definition
It is one of the most potent anti-inflammatory herbs and has a significant anesthetic effect, which make it ideal for diminishing the intense throbbing of severe migraines and cluster headaches. (herbazest.com)
In some alcoholics, the craving for the anesthetic effects of alcohol is so powerful that they will continue to drink, in spite of the nausea, until the reflex is broken. (religion-online.org)
At times the pain of drinking and the fear of the probable consequences of continuing outweigh the craving for alcohol's anesthetic effects and the fear of life without it. (religion-online.org)