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Street Names for Opiates Opiates are narcotics derived from the opium poppy plant. Some of the most well-known opiates include opium, heroin, fentanyl, morphine, codeine, oxycodone and hydrocodone. Opiates in low doses have been included in medicines or have been used in hospitals by those professionally trained to administer them.
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Opiates What are opiates?Opiates are powerful drugs derived from the poppy plant that have been used for centuries to relieve pain. Also known as narcotics, opiates can be natural or synthetic. The natural opiates include opium, morphine, and codeine.Other substances, called opioids, are man-made.hese substances are like opiates in that they are most often used to treat chronic or severe pain and are also highly addictive. These substances include Dilaudid, Demerol, Oxycodone, Vicodin, Fentanyl, Methadone, and Darvon. Heroin is an opioid manufactured from morphine.
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Types Of Drug Abuse Medically it refers to a type of drug abuse that induced sleep or have analgesic, pain-killing properties. Today it is most commonly associated with drugs that fall into the classification of Opiates, such as Morphine, Heroin, and their analogs like Hydrocodone (Vicodin).lcohol-The Most Common Type Of Drug Abuse. Alcohol generates short term euphoria and sedation. Perhaps the most widely abused substance available. Prolonged Abuse induces severe physical handicaps, liver damage, and, eventually, mental health deterioration.
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Types of Opiates Thebaine is the last of all the types of opiates, and is used to make hydrocodone, Vicodin, and oxycodone and oxycontin, which are both commonly abused drugs. Thebaine is stronger than codeine and, like heroin, clients can easily find it on the streets which helps to make it one of the more commonly abused drugs.
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- Some synthetic opiates or opioids with a different chemical structure but similar effects on the body and brain are propoxyphene (Darvon), meperidine (Demerol), and methadone. Physicians use many of these drugs to treat pain.ome synthetic opiates or opioids with a different chemical structure but similar effects on the body and brain are propoxyphene (Darvon), meperidine (Demerol), and methadone. Physicians use many of these drugs to treat pain.
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- Also known as: Oxy, Percs, Happy Pills, Hillbilly Heroin, OC, or Vikes. Prescription opioids are medications that are chemically similar to endorphins – opioids that our body makes naturally to relieve pain – and also similar to the illegal drug heroin.
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- Home / Drug Information / Types of Opiates. Our treatment program is designed to treat addictions to all types of opiates. Opiates are the most widely prescribed drugs for treating pain, and the number of addictions in the US today is staggering.
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- An opiate is any drug derived from the seeds of opium poppies, such as opium or heroine. However, there are lots of synthetic drugs with similar effects which are also conside … red opiates, such as oxy-cotton and percasettes.
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- The semisynthetic opiates list includes the following drugs 1  –. Oxycodone. 2  Oxymorphone. 3  Hydromorphone. 4  Hydrocodone.
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List of Opiate Prescriptions Someone in extreme pain may be prescribed an opiate medication. Opiate drugs are those that are derived, either naturally or synthetically, from the opium plant. There are opiate drugs that are illegal, such as heroin, and others that are legally available with a prescription. Opiates are often prescribed to treat pain but many are also effective in treating coughs.
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List of Opiate Prescriptions Opiate drugs are those that are derived, either naturally or synthetically, from the opium plant. There are opiate drugs that are illegal, such as heroin, and others that are legally available with a prescription. Opiates are often prescribed to treat pain but many are also effective in treating coughs.orphine, a naturally occurring substance in the opium plant, is the drug that all other opiate drugs are compared to for effectiveness. While it is a highly effective pain reliever, it is also highly addictive, according to HealthFaqs.org.
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- Natural opiates, such as opium, semi-synthetic opiates, such as oxycodone and synthetic opiates, such as Dilaudid all produce the same effects though in varying degrees. The short term effects of opiates can vary depending on how long a person has abused the drug.
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Blood & Urine Tests For Detecting Drug Opiates Till date, it is used widely along with morphine to sedate a person and dull severe pain. Opium is also one of the most abused substances in the world today. What are Opiates? Opiates are a class of drugs which are derived from opium. The principle alkaloid of this class of drugs is morphine, which is also one the most widely used painkillers as well as most abused drug. Even in the times of ancient Sumerians, the chemical properties of opium and its effects on the brain were known and studied.
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Opioid (Narcotic) Pain Medications Some types of opioid drugs include: 1  codeine (only available in generic form). 2  fentanyl (Actiq, Duragesic, Fentora). 3  hydrocodone (Hysingla ER, Zohydro ER). 4  hydrocodone /acetaminophen (Lorcet, Lortab, Norco, Vicodin). 5  hydromorphone (Dilaudid, Exalgo). 6  meperidine (Demerol). 7  methadone (Dolophine, Methadose).
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Types of Narcotics Narcotics classify a wide list of potentially abusive drugs that can lead to addiction but most commonly, the types of narcotics that are most commonly abused include: Naturally occurring narcotics such as heroin, morphine and opium. Synthetic narcotics such as Percodan, Demerol and Darvon.
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- Synthetic opiates also include five of the most often prescribed opiate addiction treatment drugs 1  –. Methadone. 2  Suboxone. 3  Subutex. 4  Naltrexone. 5  Naloxone.
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- Opiates are classified as narcotic drugs, which carry a high potential for addiction. Opiates consist of both illegal and prescription medications, some of which include: 1  Heroin. 2  Opium. 3  Morphine. 4  Demerol. 5  OxyContin. 6  Codeine. 7  Fentanyl.
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- Opiate/opioid painkillers are medicines with effects similar to opium. They act by stimulating opioid receptors in the brain and nervous system. There are a large number of opiate/opioid medicines including codeine, morphine, dihydrocodeine, methadone, buprenorphine and diamorphine (also known as heroin).
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Painkiller Addiction, Abuse Causes, Statistics, Signs, Symptoms & Side Effects 1 Examples include Methadone, Oxycodone, Morphine, Codeine, and Hydrocodone. 2  Combinations: There are painkillers that are used in combination to provide pain relief through multiple sites of action. 3  Examples include Percocet and Vicodin, which are a combination of opiates and acetaminophens. Combinations: There are painkillers that are used in combination to provide pain relief through multiple sites of action. 2  Examples include Percocet and Vicodin, which are a combination of opiates and acetaminophens.
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- 1 Commonly prescribed opioids include hydrocodone (e.g., Vicodin ®), oxycodone (e.g., OxyContin ®), morphine, fentanyl, and codeine. 2  In the United States, more people now die from opioid painkiller overdoses than from heroin and cocaine combined.
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Opioid Pain Medications Frequently Asked Questions There are three main groups of opioid drugs: 1  Naturally occurring: These are made from the liquid harvested from the unripe seed pods of the opium poppy flower. 2  Examples include codeine and morphine. 3  Semi-synthetic: These are made by modifying the chemical structure of a naturally occurring opioid.
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- Heroin, the granddaddy of all opiates, has been around considerably longer than today’s prescription opiate drugs. As one of the most popular of its kind, there’s no lack of street names for opiates where heroin is concerned. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, heroin is derived from morphine, a natural extract from the opium poppy plant. Junk, white horse, and dragon are common heroin street names.
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Drug testing for opiates Print. Originating from the poppy plant, codeine and morphine are examples of naturally-occurring opiates which provide pain relief and depress the central nervous system. Semi-synthetic opiates are derived from compounds found in the poppy plant which include hydrocodone, oxycodone, hydromorphone and oxymorphone. The term ’opioid’ refers to drugs that are chemically synthesized to mimic the physical effects of pain relief seen with opiates.
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Opiates 1 Opiates include morphine and drugs structurally similar to morphine (eg, codeine, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxycodone). 2  Heroin (diacetylmorphine) is a synthetic opiate made from morphine and is rarely detectable in body fluids.
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- Other substances, called opioids, are man-made. These substances are like opiates in that they are most often used to treat chronic or severe pain and are also highly addictive. These substances include Dilaudid, Demerol, Oxycodone, Vicodin, Fentanyl, Methadone, and Darvon.