History of Opiate

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#REDIRECT Opiates

Opiates are a class of drugs that 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: *Morphine *Codeine? Semisynthetic? derivatives: *Heroin *Hydromorphone? *Oxymorphone? *Hydrocodone? *Oxycodone? Fully synthetic?: Phenylheptylamines?: *Methadone? *levomethadyl acetate hydrochloride (LAAM) Phenylpiperidines?: *Meperidine? *Fentanyl? A high number of opiates are considered to be highly addictive. See also nootropics