opioid –adj. describing a drug that chemically acts like opium based drugs that block pain
narcotic –adj. a powerful drug that affects the brain
synthetic –adj. not natural, made artificially
anesthetic –adj. a drug that causes sleep or uncosciousness
attitudes –n. the way people think about something, feelings that affect one's behavior
trends –n. the way an issue is changing or developing
regulate –v. to control with rules