Difference between Narcotic and Drug

What is the difference between Narcotic and Drug?

Narcotic as a noun is any class of substances or drugs, that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour. while Drug as a noun is a substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.

Narcotic

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Any class of substances or drugs, that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour. Any type of numbing drug. Certain illegal drugs.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of, or relating to narcotics. Inducing sleep; causing narcosis.

Example sentence: Storytelling has a narcotic power.

Drug

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.A substance, often addictive, which affects the central nervous system.A chemical or substance, not necessarily for medical purposes, which alters the way the mind or body works.A substance, especially one which is illegal, ingested for recreational use.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To administer intoxicating drugs to, generally without the recipient's knowledge or consent.To add intoxicating drugs to with the intention of drugging someone.To administer intoxicating drugs to, generally without the recipient's knowledge or consent.

We hope you now know whether to use Narcotic or Drug in your sentence.

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