Question 1

why would ultram alleviate my back pain whereas every other opiate hasnt regardless of strength. what's it mean etiology wise in regards to my pain?

Accepted Answer

Tramadol: is chemically related to the opioids but is not, strictly speaking, a true opioid.

Question 2

can you smoke opiates?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Opiate Dens are still common in some parts of the world? Smoking opiates is generally, however, good evidence for having a serious opioid use disorder.   This is a life threatening disease!  Help is indicated. Continue to seek help and input.

Question 3

how do i get opiate rx?

Accepted Answer

See doctor: Opioids are used to treat pain.  If you have pain see your doctor.

Question 4

what drugs are opiates ?

Accepted Answer

Narcotics: This includes: morphine, codeine, alfentanil, fentanyl, heroin, Meperidine (demerol), methadone, oxycodone, hydrocodone, remifentanil, sufentanil, propoxyphene, hydromorphone. Many combination medications such as vicodin, Norco (hydrocodone and acetaminophen) contain these as well.  This group can include any other drug that binds to the opioid receptor as its mechanism of action.

Question 5

why am i allergic to opiates?

Accepted Answer

Allergy or is it?: A possible "allergy" to opioids should be investigated.Injectable k=morphine can cause local reactions hat look like an allregy but is not. Then again there are naturally occurring and symnthetic opioids which acn cause allergies but the opposite may be used. Investigate this potential thoroughly with your physician.

Question 6

how do opiates work in the body?

Accepted Answer

Opioid receptors: We make our OWN opioids - endorphins/enkephalins and others - and they act on receptors that cause the release of neurotransmitters in certain brain areas responsible for energy, euphoria, pain relief and other actions.  Natural opioids (morphine, codeine), semisynthetics (oxycodone, hydrocodone etc) and synthetics (methadone, fentanyl etc.) act on the same receptors, of which there are 5 subtypes

Question 7

do opiates cause loss of appitie ?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Many people get a loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting and constipation.

Question 8

which drugs are considered opiates?

Accepted Answer

Drugs derived from: the opium or poppy plant are officially opiates, and these include morphine, codeine, and papaverine, and semi-synthetics such as dihydrocodeine, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxymorphone, hydromorphone and several others. "Opioids" are drugs that also act on the opiate receptors but are chemically different - methadone, fentanyl, demerol, (meperidine hydrochloride) darvon and many others. Endorphins/enkephalins are opioids.

Question 9

what's the strongest opiate ever made?

Accepted Answer

Maybe carfentanil: Carfentanyl, lofentanyl are synthetic opiates that have some applications in veterinary medicine, such as with very large animals.  The potency is aligned with its exceptionally high affinity for the opiate receptor.  Not available for humans.

Question 10

how do opiates block sensations of pain?

Accepted Answer

Mechanism of action: Although the primary effects of opioids are in the CNS (mu, kappa, and delta receptors), and opioid receptors are also upregulated and transported to the peripheral terminals of C-fibers and A-delta fiber especially during the process of inflammation. By activating opioid receptors in the periphery, administration of opioids can result in significant analgesia.

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