Narcotics

"Narcotics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Agents that induce NARCOSIS. Narcotics include agents that cause somnolence or induced sleep (STUPOR); natural or synthetic derivatives of OPIUM or MORPHINE or any substance that has such effects. They are potent inducers of ANALGESIA and OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS.

Descriptor ID	D009294
MeSH Number(s)	D27.505.696.277.600 D27.505.696.663.850.014.760 D27.505.954.427.040.550 D27.505.954.427.210.600
Concept/Terms	Narcotics Narcotics Narcotic Narcotic Dependence Narcotic Dependence Dependence, Narcotic Narcotic Addiction Addiction, Narcotic Narcotic Abuse Narcotic Abuse Abuse, Narcotic Narcotic Analgesics Narcotic Analgesics Analgesics, Narcotic Narcotic Effect Narcotic Effect Effect, Narcotic Narcotic Effects Effects, Narcotic

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Narcotics".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Chemical Actions and Uses [D27]
Pharmacologic Actions [D27.505]
Physiological Effects of Drugs [D27.505.696]
Central Nervous System Depressants [D27.505.696.277]
Narcotics [D27.505.696.277.600]
Peripheral Nervous System Agents [D27.505.696.663]
Sensory System Agents [D27.505.696.663.850]
Analgesics [D27.505.696.663.850.014]
Narcotics [D27.505.696.663.850.014.760]
Therapeutic Uses [D27.505.954]
Central Nervous System Agents [D27.505.954.427]
Analgesics [D27.505.954.427.040]
Narcotics [D27.505.954.427.040.550]
Central Nervous System Depressants [D27.505.954.427.210]
Narcotics [D27.505.954.427.210.600]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Narcotics".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Narcotics".

Narcotics
Analgesics, Opioid

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Narcotics" by people in this website by year, and whether "Narcotics" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 52 publications over 22 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2004 and 2006 and 2012

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2000	1	0	1
2002	0	1	1
2003	0	1	1
2004	2	3	5
2005	2	0	2
2006	2	3	5
2007	3	1	4
2008	2	0	2
2010	1	2	3
2012	5	0	5
2014	1	1	2
2015	2	1	3
2016	1	0	1
2017	3	1	4
2018	1	2	3
2019	1	0	1
2020	1	1	2
2021	0	3	3
2022	0	1	1
2023	0	1	1
2024	0	1	1
2025	0	1	1

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Oliveto AH, McGaugh J, Chopra MP, Thostenson J, Mancino MJ. A randomized clinical trial of disulfiram at higher doses for the treatment of cocaine use disorder among methadone-stabilized patients. J Psychiatr Res. 2025 Jun; 186:387-395.

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Ganesan V, Steinberg RL, Trivedi H, Sorokin I, Johnson BA, Gahan JC. Scheduled intravenous ketorolac is safe and reduces narcotic use after robotic-assisted simple prostatectomy. J Robot Surg. 2024 Oct 03; 18(1):358.

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Young LW, Ounpraseuth ST, Merhar SL, Hu Z, Simon AE, Bremer AA, Lee JY, Das A, Crawford MM, Greenberg RG, Smith PB, Poindexter BB, Higgins RD, Walsh MC, Rice W, Paul DA, Maxwell JR, Telang S, Fung CM, Wright T, Reynolds AM, Hahn DW, Ross J, McAllister JM, Crowley M, Shaikh SK, Puopolo KM, Christ L, Brown J, Riccio J, Wong Ramsey K, Braswell EF, Tucker L, McAlmon KR, Dummula K, Weiner J, White JR, Howell MP, Newman S, Snowden JN, Devlin LA. Eat, Sleep, Console Approach or Usual Care for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal. N Engl J Med. 2023 06 22; 388(25):2326-2337.

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Rade M, Jayaram A, Birkett R, Ford H, Birkett D, Nepomnayshy D. A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial of the effects of infusing local analgesia on post-operative pain during laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. Surg Endosc. 2023 03; 37(3):1970-1975.

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Vigiola Cruz M, Senturk J, Dakin G, Afaneh C, Bellorin O. Bupivacaine liposome use reduces length of post-anesthesia care unit stay and postoperative narcotic use following robotic inguinal herniorrhaphy. J Robot Surg. 2022 Aug; 16(4):967-971.

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Ganesan V, Steinberg RL, Garbens A, Trivedi H, Sorokin I, Roehrborn CA, Johnson BA, Gahan JC. Single-port robotic-assisted simple prostatectomy is associated with decreased post-operative narcotic use in a propensity score matched analysis. J Robot Surg. 2022 Apr; 16(2):295-300.

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Kruszecki C, Cameron CR, Hume AL, Ward KE. A systematic review of integrative medicine for opioid withdrawal. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2021 06; 125:108279.

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Livingston NA, Ameral V, Banducci AN, Weisberg RB. Unprecedented need and recommendations for harnessing data to guide future policy and practice for opioid use disorder treatment following COVID-19. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2021 03; 122:108222.

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Azadi M, Gompf HS, Azizi H. Paternal exposure to morphine during adolescence potentiates morphine withdrawal in male offspring: Involvement of the lateral paragigantocellularis nucleus. J Psychopharmacol. 2020 11; 34(11):1289-1299.

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Parrish JM, Jenkins NW, Narain AS, Hrynewycz NM, Brundage TS, Singh K. Postoperative Pain, Narcotics Consumption, and Patient-Reported Outcomes Based on PROMIS Physical Function Following a Single-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2020 Sep 01; 45(17):E1091-E1096.

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