drug class: opioids
This class of analgesic drugs, often referred to as opiates or narcotics, includes both natural derivatives of opium and synthetic drugs with similar properties. Some are used to control diarrhea or cough (anti-tussive).
Natural: codeine, morphine, MS Contin, opium, paregoric
Semi-synthetic (modified from natural substances): DHCplus, diacetylmorphine, dihydrocodeine, Dilaudid, Endocet®, Endodan®, heroin, Hycodan®, Hycomine, Hycotuss®, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, Lortabs, Numorphan®, Opana®, oxycodone, Oxycontin, oxymorphone, Palfium®, Percocet®, Percodan®, Percolone, Roxicet, Roxicodone, Tussionex, Vicodin, Zantryl, Zydone®
Synthetic (man made): Alfenta, alfentanil, anileridine, carfentanil, Darvon®, dextromoramide, Demerol®, Dolophine, Duragesic, fentanyl, LAAM, Leritine, Levo-Dromoran, levorphanol, Mepergan®, meperidine, methadone, methadose, Pathadol, Pethadol, propoxyphene, Rapifen, sufentanil, Sufenta, Wildnil®
Antagonists: cyclazocine, levalorphan, Lorfan, nalmefene, naloxone, Narcan®, nalorphine, Nalline, naltrexone, Revex, ReVia, Trexan
Partial agonists: Buprenex, buprenorphine, butorphanol, Dalgan, dezocine, nalbuphine, Nubain®, pentazocine, Stadol, Suboxone®, Subutex®, Talwin®, Temgesic
Associated with (substance-related) disorders
Also: narcotic analgesic, opiate, opioid receptor
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Books and Other
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- Dalrymple, Theodore Romancing Opiates: Pharmacological Lies and the Addiction Bureaucracy Hardcover 2006
- Drugstore Cowboy DVD Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch 1989