PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Opioid analgesics – Commonly referred to as prescription opioids, medications that have been used to treat moderate to severe pain in some patients.

Detailed explanation-2: -Analgesics are medications used in the management and treatment of pain. They include several classes of medications (acetaminophen, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, antidepressants, antiepileptics, local anesthetics, and opioids).

Detailed explanation-3: -Opioids such as morphine or fentanyl are powerful substances used to relieve pain in medical settings. However, taken in too high a dose they can depress breathing – in other words, they can lead to slow, shallow breaths that cannot sustain life.

Detailed explanation-4: -Natural opiates include morphine, codeine, and thebaine (paramorphine). Semi-synthetic/humanmade opioids are created in labs from natural opiates. Semi-synthetic opioids include hydromorphone, hydrocodone, and oxycodone.