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| clonidine |
a drug used esp. to treat hypertension and migraine headaches, and to diminish opioid and nicotine withdrawal symptoms. |
| fentanyl |
a potent, fast-acting synthetic opioid that is used pharmacologically for pain relief and is also used illicitly. |
| opioid |
any natural or synthetic compound, including heroin, morphine, and certain prescription pain relievers, that binds opioid receptors and has an analgesic or narcotic effect. [1/2 definitions] |
| opioid epidemic |
a rapid increase in the use of prescription and non-prescription opioid drugs, beginning in the late 1990s and continuing into the early decades of the 2000s. |
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