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Codeine (an opiate derivative) is available over the counter in Canada, Australia, Israel, Costa Rica, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom in very low doses combined with either acetaminophen and caffeine or aspirin and caffeine. also Imodium AD (Loperamide) is an opiate. but it wont get you high.
Loperamide is the only over the counter opiate (That I know of in the United States. Might be others, don't know.) It is marketed as Imodium and used for as an antidiarrheal. There are currently no "over the counter" drugs that contain opiates or opioids. Opiates are so named because they are constituents or derivatives of constituents found in opium, which is processed from the latex sap of the opium poppy, Papaver Somniferum. The major biologically active opiates found in opium are morphine, codeine, thebaine and papaverine. Synthetic opioids such as heroin and hydrocodone are derived from these substances, especially morphine and codeine. Noscapine, narceine and approximately 25 other alkaloids are also present in opium, but have little to no effect on the human central nervous system, and are not usually considered to be opiates. Opium is mostly produced in Asia.
The sole clinical indications for opioids in the United States, according to Drug Facts and Comparisons, 2005, are:
* Analgesia i.e. to combat pain of various types and induction and the continuance of anesthesia as well as allaying patient apprehension right before the procedure. Fentanyl, oxymorphone, hydromorphone, and morphine are most commonly used for this purpose, in conjunction with other drugs such as scopolamine, short and intermediate-acting barbiturates, and benzodiazepines, especially midazolam which has a rapid onset of action and lasts shorter than diazepam or similar drugs. The combination of morphine (or sometimes hydromorphone) with alprazolam or midazolam or other similar benzodiazepines with or without scopolamine (rarely replaced with or used alongside Compazine®, Zofran® or other anti-nauseants) is coloquially called "Milk of Amnesia" amongst anesthesiologists, hospital pharmacists, physicians, radiologists, patients and others. The enhacement of the effects of each drug by the others is useful in troublesome procedures like endoscopies, complicated and difficult deliveries (pethidine and its relatives and piritramide where it is used are favoured by many practitioners with morphine and derivatives as the second line), incision & drainage of severe abcesses, intraspinal injections, and minor and moderate-impact surgical procedures in patients unable to have general anesthesia due to allergy to some of the drugs involved or other concerns.
* Cough (codeine, dihydrocodeine, ethylmorphine (dionine), hydromorphone and hydrocodone, with morphine or methadone as a last resort.)
* Diarrhoea (generally loperamide, difenoxin or diphenoxylate, but paregoric, powdered opium or laudanum or morphine may be used in some cases of severe diarrheal diseases)
* Diarrhoea of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Codeine, paregoric, diphenoxylate, difenoxin, loperamide, laudanum)
* Anxiety due to shortness of breath (oxymorphone and dihydrocodeine only)
* Detoxification (methadone and buprenorphine only)
In the U.S., doctors virtually never prescribe opioids for psychological relief (with the narrow exception of anxiety due to shortness of breath), despite their extensively reported psychological benefits, and the widespread use of opiates in depression and anxiety up until the mid 1950s. There are virtually no exceptions to this practice, even in circumstances where researchers have reported opioids to be especially effective and where the possibility of addiction or diversion is very low-for example, in the treatment of senile dementia, geriatric depression, and psychological distress due to chemotherapy or terminal diagnosis (see Abse; Berridge; Bodkin; Callaway; Emrich; Gold; Gutstein; Mongan; Portenoy; Reynolds; Takano; Verebey; Walsh; Way).
Opium is the gummy resin released by the Opium poppy (known by its latin name, Papaver Somniferum) after incising it with a thin, sharp knifeblade. Opium itself contains dozens of different drugs, many of which are used for it's useful pharmaceutical properties. The largest constituents of Opium are Morphine, Codeine, Thebaine, Noscapine and Papaverine. All these drugs are both used as is and as precursors to other drugs, excep for Morphine (which is commonly diverted for the synthesis of Heroin) they are all commonly used by the pharmaceutical industry for a variety of medical reasons such as diarhea, dry cough and pain.
In the 18th century, before people knew how to extract pure chemical from plants, Opium was used in a variety of tinctures, syrups and ointments, the most well known being Laudanum which is an alcohol based tincture of Opium.
Loperamide is the only over the counter opiate (That I know of in the United States. Might be others, don't know.) It is marketed as Imodium and used for as an antidiarrheal.
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What plant contains many different alkaloids and is the source of opium?
The plant that contains many different alkaloids and is the source of opium is the opium poppy, known by its scientific name Papaver somniferum. Opium from this plant is a narcotic drug that contains compounds such as morphine and codeine.
What is the percentage of Morphine in pure Opium?
opium contains 10-16 percent of morphine.
What is oxicodone?
Oxycodone is an opioid analgesic medication synthesized from opium-derived thebaine.
What are Opium?
Dried latex that comes from the opium poppy, which contains morphine, which is used to make heroin
Do poppy leaf parts contain opium and how much?
It is the poppy flower which contains opium, not the poppy leaves.
Which part of the opium plant contains morphine?
Morphine is primarily found in the latex sap of the opium poppy plant's unripe seed pods. The opium poppy's seed pods contain a milky liquid that contains morphine as well as codeine and other alkaloids.
How do they make morphine?
Although morphine can be synthesized by an organic chemist, its is far cheaper and economical to retrieve morphine from opium. Opium comes from a type of flowering plant that contains several chemicals that are medically useful, morphine is one such chemical. There are various processes for isolating morphine from opium/poppy straw, but suffice to say, organic chemistry techniques are involved.
What medication includes opium or opium deriative?
Opium contains morphine which is used in medicine.There are two cough cyrups namely(Rexcof & Corex) that contains some parts per million (ppm) of morphine residue in each bottle.Now a days teenagers & even mature people use these cyrus to relex themselves.In In india there is ban on these kinds of medicine without doctor's priscriptions.Instead of this these medicines are available in markets but at high rates(70-90)rs.Narcotics drug department now seems fail to stop it.
Is Adderall an opium?
You should ask "Is Adderall an OPIATE?" Opium is a residue from a plant.No, Adderall is not an opiate, but a stimulant which contains amphetamine (4 slightly different types of amphetamines).
Does clonazepam have opium in it?
No, clonazepam does not contain opium. Clonazepam is a benzodiazepine medication used to treat anxiety and seizures, while opium is a naturally occurring substance derived from the poppy plant that is used as a narcotic analgesic. They are two separate substances with different mechanisms of action.
Is vicodin a part of the hydrocodone family or oxycodone family?
Vicodin contains two drugs: Hydrocodone and acetaminophen. Hydrocodone, a derivative of opium, is an opiate analgesic; acetaminophen is an analgesic. This medication is classed in the opiate family because of it's hydrocodone component.
What class of drug does heroin come from?
Heroin originates from the opium poppy plant. A poppy plant pod contains a white syrup which when dried forms what is known as opium. It is from opium that among other drugs heroin is derived.
