Heroin
Heroin noun - A narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush.
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Laudanum and heroin are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Laudanum" instead a noun "Heroin".
Nearby Word: heroine
Laudanum
Laudanum noun - Narcotic consisting of an alcohol solution of opium or any preparation in which opium is the main ingredient.
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- Call Forward: Collins assumes that the people 120 years or more hence that will be reading his novel will also still be using laudanum, "unless medical science has come up with a common remedy even more efficacious." Medical science did just that when it invented heroin.
Source: Literature / Drood -
Brackenreid has a tendency to fall for the latest in patent medicine and has taken Laudanum, morphine, cocaine, and Heroin, all for innocent pain management problems.
Source: Series / Murdoch Mysteries
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