The phrase
"narcotic effects" refers to the strong and often addictive properties of certain substances that can cause drowsiness, pain relief, and a feeling of euphoria when used.
Full definition
As a young woman under
narcotic effects of forced sedation, you must figure out how to sneak past the wardens of this cruel institution.
Trees release antimicrobial essential oils that can produce
slightly narcotic effects, and sometimes even act as a mild antidepressant.
Opioid drugs have the
same narcotic effects as opiates but are not derived from opium, they are synthetic or partly synthetic, meaning the active ingredients (molecules) are manufactured via chemical synthesis.
The collection of meticulously decorated cabins scattered along a wooded hillside are so peaceful they have an
almost narcotic effect.
But the question that we ought to ask is this: How long will it take for
the narcotic effect of central bank market intervention to wear off?
It has a sort of
narcotic effect that for a moment distracts us from or takes the edge off the interior restlessness of our hearts.
Its narcotic effect stems from the fact that it teaches an acceptance of earthly unhappiness by holding out a promise of transcendental happiness.
One problem is that when divers descend more than about 130 feet, customary levels of nitrogen (78 percent of air on the surface) have
a narcotic effect.
«The substances that heroin forms in the body are mainly what enter the brain and cause
the narcotic effects.»
Scientists studying a spill off Cape Cod in 1969 are finding that 40 years later, fiddler crabs are still sluggish from
the narcotic effects of oil.