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words to understand

anesthetic: A drug that is used to prevent pain during surgery or other medical procedures. deleterious: Something that is harmful. opium: A highly addictive narcotic drug that is created by collecting and drying the milky juice that comes from the seed pods of the poppy plant. prohibition: The action of forbidding something, especially by law. propaganda: False information that is created to influence people. psychoactive A drug that affects the mind.