Opiates is a collective term for
drugs, which are
derivatives (in the broadest sense of the word) of
opium. These include basically two groups of
alkaloids: phenanthrenes
? and papaverines
?. Opiates in the narrower sense of the word are only the phenanthrenes
?.
Phenanthrenes?:
Naturally occurring in opium:
Semisynthetic? derivatives:
- Heroin
- Hydromorphone?
- Oxymorphone?
- Hydrocodone?
- Oxycodone?
Fully synthetic?:
Phenylheptylamines?:
Phenylpiperidines?:
A high number of opiates are considered to be highly addictive.