Sentence examples for narcotics as a from inspiring English sources

Some Colombian cartels have actually offered insurance policies on narcotics, as a safeguard against loss or seizure.

Months of high-level diplomatic representations and high-profile campaigns failed to sway the Indonesian president, Joko Widodo, who has described narcotics as a "national emergency" and pledged to clear the country's death row of drug offenders.

"Anesthesiologists are more likely than other doctors to abuse narcotics as a drug of choice, to abuse drugs intravenously, and to be addicted to more than one drug," they wrote in a 2011 report.

Locked in a cell for 23 hours a day with little meaningful activity, it's no wonder prisoners have relied on narcotics as a way of making their sentence seem shorter.

"Anaesthetists are more likely than other doctors to abuse narcotics as a drug of choice, to abuse drugs intravenously and to be addicted to more than one drug," they write in a 2011 report.

Whether they be tranquilizers, antidepressants and painkillers popularly bought over the counter and popped in the privacy of one's home, party drugs like cocaine and marijuana easily found in bars and clubs, or heavily addictive drugs such as heroin and crack sold on the street, Greeks are increasingly turning to narcotics as a way of getting through the day.

A collapsed West Africa could become, like the Taliban's Afghanistan, a haven for terrorists and narcotics, as well as a sanctuary for infectious diseases.

Finding qualified applicants can be a challenge, Castro said, as the department weeds out candidates with histories of mishandling finances or using narcotics, as well as those with an unreliable driving history.

"The thing is, body cameras can't change the way a department is ran". said a Georgia police officer who has spent around 10 years working in narcotics as an investigator.

"D.E.A. is extremely concerned that many doctors are prescribing this strong narcotic as an initial treatment for many types of pain and that is a result of how it has been promoted," said Mr. Woodworth, the deputy director of the agency's office of diversion control.

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, chief of Ireland's National Drugs Strategy, said Ireland will move towards decriminalising possession of small quantities of certain narcotics as part of a "radical cultural shift".