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Codeine is an opiate known for its pain-relieving, cough relieving and antidiarrheal properties. Among the opiates, it is the most widely used, and is probably the most commonly used drug in the world.
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Demerol, also known as pethidine or meperidine, is a fast-acting narcotic analgesic. It is used for the treatment moderate-to-severe pain associated with many medical procedures.
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Of all the opioids, fentanyl is the most powerful, possessing 80 times the potency of morphine. With its powerful properties, fentanyl is used extensively for anesthesia and analgesia, as well as in cancer therapy and other chronic pain management.
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Heroin is one of the most-used, most-rapidly acting, and most highly addictive opiate. Made from morphine, it is one of the most abused synthetic opiate. It usually appears in white or brown powder form.
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Hydrocodone is an orally-active narcotic analgesic and cough suppressant. First synthesized in Germany in 1920, It is commonly compounded with paracetamol or ibuprofen, and is marketed under many brand names.
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Hydromorphone is commonly used in medicine as an alternative to morphine and as a cough suppressant, especially for patients suffering from dry cough. Like most opiates, it is potentially addictive.
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Methadone is a unique opioid in the sense that rehabilitation facilities commonly offer this drug to treat heroin addicts. But since methadone itself could be addictive, there is a risk that a heroin addiction would be replaced with a methadone addiction.
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Morphine is one of the best known opiate analgesics in history. Highly potent, morphine is also highly addictive. Nevertheless, it remains widely in use in hospitals for cancer patients and patients suffering from chronic pain.
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Opium is one of the oldest drugs in existence. Formed from the latex or sap of an opium poppy plant, opium, in turn, is where heroin and morphine are made from.
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Thebaine, papaverine, oxymorphone, acetyldihydrocodeine, buprenorphine are also classified as narcotics.
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Oxycodone is a strong narcotic analgesic and antitussive. Quite similar to codeine in structure and action, it is regarded as having superior benefits over morphine and other older opiates. Oxycodone, however, has a high addiction and abuse potential.
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Percocet is a combination of oxycodone and acetaminophen. It is used to treat moderate to moderately severe pain. Its acetaminophen content also makes it effective against fever.
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Vicodin is a brand name for a narcotic analgesic that is a combination of hydrocodone and acetaminophen. Usually in tablet form, Vicodin is not usually abused because of its acetaminophen content, which could be toxic when taken in large doses.
