counternarcotic

Against illegal substances

Counternarcotic describes efforts to combat illegal drug trafficking and production.

The term appears in military, law enforcement, and policy contexts: counternarcotic operations in South America, counternarcotic funding.

As a noun, counternarcotics refers to such efforts collectively: The agency's counternarcotics division coordinates with foreign governments.

enforcement

interdiction

Authoritative prohibition or blockade

  • raidSudden armed incursion
  • seizureForcible taking or convulsion
  • bustFailure or sculpture

DEA · arrest · confiscation · surveillance · undercover · sting · taskforce · informant · wiretap · SWAT

substances

opioid

Morphine-class analgesic

  • cocaineAddictive stimulant narcotic
  • heroinIllegal addictive opiate
  • fentanylSynthetic pain-blocking compound

methamphetamine · marijuana · morphine · amphetamine · codeine · ketamine · MDMA · carfentanil · tramadol · opium

prevention

education

Systematic development of mind

intervention · rehabilitation · treatment · counseling · harm reduction · community · youth · resilience · peer support · needle exchange

policy

legislation

Official enactment of statutes

multilateral · convention · framework · jurisdiction · mandate · statute · compliance · reform · directive · oversight

Opposites
drug policy stance

counternarcoticlaissez-faire

Noninterference in commerce

decriminalization · harm reduction

relationship to drug trade

counternarcoticdrug trafficking

Illegal distribution of controlled substances

narcotrafficking · narcotic · drug dealing · drug smuggling · drug running

Family

counter, narcotic, narcotics, countering, countered, counters, counteract, counteraction, counteractive

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