An opiate is any drug derived from the seeds of opium poppies, suchas opium or heroine. However, there are lots of synthetic drugswith similar effects which are also considere…d opiates, such asoxy-cotton and percasettes. PS. please forgive my spelling. Opiumand its derivatives, such as morphine and heroin, depress neuralactivity, temporarily lessening pain and anxiety.------------------------ The dried, condensed juice of a poppy, Papaver somniferum, that has a narcotic, soporific,analgesic, and astringent effect and contains morphine, codeine,papaverine, and other alkaloids used in medicine in their isolatedor derived forms: a narcotic substance, poisonous in large doses. *Opiates are a drug category, that are found in the opioids in thecommon Poppy flower. Opiate drugs have been banned since the early1900's, when the Asian culture's traditional pipe-smoking was theAmerica's scapegoat for being responsible for the "downfall ofwhite women and promiscuity" More common drugs that are opiates would be morphine, codeine, andheroin. Heroin is a synthetic version of morphine, with anadditional molecule, leaving it more potent. Morphine was banned after WW1/WW2 (cant remember) when many warveterans, soldiers, etc. became addicted to the drug because it wasused as painkiller, and anaesthetic. The opioid category is highly addictive, but relatively less severewithdrawal symptoms than lets say alcohol. The withdrawal symptomsinclude: nausea, diarrhea, headaches, cramps, slight irritability. An opiate is any drug that is made from opium or contains opium. (MORE)
Narcotics and/or Opiates are legal when prescribed to you by a licensed physician for acute or chronic pain. Doctors have a special DEA# to register under in the event the…y write for a "controlled" substance. They are not legal when given to you by a "friend"/ relative or vice-versa. They are not legal when taken out of the bathroom medicine cabinet when the Rx's for someone else, they are not legal when being sold or given to others, known or unknown. (MORE)
No, amitriptyline is not an opiate. It is a tricyclicantidepressant that, these days, is more often used as anadjunctive (helper) treatment in pain management. It appears tore…duce problems with chronic pain and neuropathic pain, and may behelpful in sleep. However, it is not an opiate, and is not a drugscreened during routine pre-employment or legal drug tests. (MORE)
No it's not opiate-containing substance. Ketorolac doesn't affect the brain in anyway, it interwines the hormones( that controls the pain and inflammation) that are in the blo…od and it destroy them (MORE)
I believe you are reffering to psychedelic mushrooms/magic mushrooms. The answer is no,magic mushrooms are in no way shape or form an opiate of any kind shape or form.
Flexiril is an muscle relaxant and is not an opiate at all. As I always say, i am not a pharmacist, nor do i have any pharmacological training, so, please be careful with any …drugs you may or may not have. (MORE)