The poppy plant creates opiates. Opiates are labeled “natural” because nature creates the active ingredient molecules. Common opiates include opium, morphine, and codeine, both made directly from poppy plants.
An opioid is a substance (molecule) that is synthetic or partly synthetic. This means the active ingredients are created chemically. Opioids act just like opiates in the human body, because of their similar molecules. Common opioids are OxyContin, hydrocodone, fentanyl, and others.
Opiate – narcotic analgesic derived from the opium poppy (natural)
Opioid – narcotic analgesic that is at least part synthetic, not found in nature.
Sorta. Opiates are alkaloids from the opium poppy and their derivatives, while opioids are just any chemical which acts on the opioid receptors in the body. So while all opiates are opioids, not all opioids are opiates. For example endorphins, which your body produces, are not opiates (not derived from opium poppy alkaloids) but are opioids (act on opioid receptors).
Opium is the dried latex from the scored seed pod of the opium poppy. It is a complex mixture of chemicals which contains morphine, codeine, and many other substances. Opioid refers to any substance which acts as an opioid receptor agonist. Opioids can be semi-synthetic, synthetic, or natural products. Typically, opioid refers to a pure substance, such as oxycodone or methadone. In a strict sense, opiate should only be used to refer to narcotics derived from the opium poppy, such as morphine.
Narcotics are drugs that help to reduce pain and can alter behavior; opioids are used to help manage pain. In others words, they're one and the same.
Opium is a plant and opiate is the drug substance in it.
A narcotic is an Opiate or an Opioid such as Heroin, Vicodin, Dilaudid ect.
none. an opiate
Marijuana, or rather tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is a mild hallucinogen. Both opiates and designer drugs can be hallucinogens, however, an opiate is a drug that's derrived from the opium plant and cannot be a designer drug (100% artificially designed for a certain purpose).
The biggest difference is that Dilaudid is a synthetic opiate, whereas Percocet (Oxycodone and Tylenol combination) is a natural morphine derivative. Percocet is also generally stronger on the opiate scale.
Codeine is a depressant opiate. It depresses the Central Nervous System (CNS). Codeine is a pro-drug. It converts to morphine in the body.
Methadone would fall under depressants.
Hallucinogen
Acetaminophen (Tylenol) is a non-narcotic med for pain and fever; hydrocodone is a narcotic opiate-type analgesic.
hallucinogen
A hallucinogen is something that changes the perception of the world around you. Whereas in a stimulant there's no change of perception you just need to do something and focus on the task until you finish raises heartbeat ect.
Endocet is just a different trade name for percocet, an opiate. And hydrocodone is the generic term for vicoden, also an opiate. They will show the same on a drug test. Both will only show that you are taken opiates.
its a depressant