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What are common opiates? (Scientific names, street names, manufacturers, etc.) opiates OpiatesAn opiate is a substance derived from the poppy plant (which contains opium). They are often used for pain management. |
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Apart from raw opium poppy resin, rarely seen in Western countries, the most common Opiates of abuse are semi- or completely synthetic, including:
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Currently many references are using opioid to refer to all opium-like substances (including opiates and opioids), and limiting the use of "opiates" to only natural opium poppy derived drugs like morphine... Only some would consider oxycodone an opiate. |
Opiates derive from constituents found in the opium poppy. Morphine and codeine, traditional painkillers in medicine, are major active opiates found in processed opium sap. Semi-synthetic opiates, like oxycodone and hydrocodone, are derived from morphine and codeine compounds, and have become increasingly popular over the last decade.