what is opiate

Question

what kind of drug is opiate is that something thats in vicodin of is that just a seperate drug just want to know.....

ScottQuit021907 · Answer

An opiate is any drug derived from the opium poppy (a flower), and synthetic opiates, while not derived from opium poppy, have similar actions to pure opiates. Examples of meds that you may read about which are opiates include:

oxycodone
oxycontin
hydrocodone
morphine
heroin
buperenorphine
methadone

You may hear their clinical names also, such as:

Percocet
Vicodin
MS Contin
Suboxone / Subutex

achetobefree · Answer

is diazapam an opiate?

raspberrybaret · Answer

No, its in a different class of drugs.

lzndn · Answer

wow i did not know that so vicodin has opiate, wow thank you for the info, you are very helpful.......

dyblue · Answer

if an opoid is stronger is it harder to come off .  like 0xy is stronger then vikes does that mean the withdrawl off oxy will be worse then vike vike worse then codiene or if your hooked is it all the same.

pgnscared · Answer

I would say the amount of opiates you take and the length of time you have been taking them have an impact on how severe the W/D's, so yes, the stronger opiates would be harder to come off of because you are taking larger doses on a day to day basis. But don't get me wrong, NONE are easy to come off of.

sosad5306 · Answer

It really just depends on how much you are taking for how long and how often.  W/d can differ in intensity from person to person.  Some people are more sensitive than others.

beachtowel · Answer

Vicodin is a synthetic opiate.........

There are also three stages of W/D's

Time using matters, how much and strength of drug matters, the brain of an addict matters.

Opiate addiction is very difficult to get off, in fact once an addict always an addict the difference is recovery V/S using.

Stopping Heroin the strongest Opiate abruptly can start seizures in the body.



Benzodiazapines are generally found in antidepressants such as valium, xanax, and ativan etc. can be deadly if stopped abruptly, same as alcohol addiction.

what is opiate

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