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· Opiate: Alkaloid compounds found naturally in the Papaver somniferum (opium poppy) plant. These include codeine, morphine, and thebaine (paramorphine).
· Opioid: Compounds with opium-like effects. It is a broader term which encompasses opiates (see above), semi-synthetic derivatives of morphine (heroin, hydromorphone, hydrocodone, oxycodone, oxymorphone), and synthetic opioids (fentanyl, buprenorphine, methadone).
Someone who is addicted to heroin or Norco has an OPIoid addiction (not an opiate addiction). The DSM-V has Opioid Use Disorder (not Opiate Use Disorder).
Plz bby use the correct terminology. Vicodin® and Norco® (hydrocodone/APAP), OxyContin® (oxycodone), and heroin are OPIOIDS (not opiates). Physicians (and now thanks to stupid politicians who extended their prescriptive authority, mid-level providers) prescribe too many opioids. As such, there is an opioid epidemic.
· Opioid: Compounds with opium-like effects. It is a broader term which encompasses opiates (see above), semi-synthetic derivatives of morphine (heroin, hydromorphone, hydrocodone, oxycodone, oxymorphone), and synthetic opioids (fentanyl, buprenorphine, methadone).
Someone who is addicted to heroin or Norco has an OPIoid addiction (not an opiate addiction). The DSM-V has Opioid Use Disorder (not Opiate Use Disorder).
Plz bby use the correct terminology. Vicodin® and Norco® (hydrocodone/APAP), OxyContin® (oxycodone), and heroin are OPIOIDS (not opiates). Physicians (and now thanks to stupid politicians who extended their prescriptive authority, mid-level providers) prescribe too many opioids. As such, there is an opioid epidemic.
