cyclazocine
/ˌsaɪkləˈzoʊsin/
noun
- A synthetic drug that acts as an opioid antagonist, used in research to study addiction and pain relief.
- In the lab, cyclazocine was used to study how the brain responds to pain signals.
- The researchers tested cyclazocine to see if it could block the effects of heroin.
- Cyclazocine is not commonly prescribed because it can cause hallucinations in some patients.