PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Opiates: Opium and its derivatives (morphine and heroin) depress neural activity, temporarily lessening pain and anxiety. They are highly addictive. When repeatedly flooded with an artificial opiate, the brain eventually stops producing its own opiates, endorphins, which can lead to overdose to relieve pain.

Detailed explanation-2: -Opiates are analgesic and sedative drugs that contain opium or an opium derivative from the poppy plant (Papaver somniferum). Opiates include opium, morphine, and codeine. An opioid is any substance with morphinelike activity that acts as an agonist or antagonist at an opioid receptor.

Detailed explanation-3: -Opiates are chemical compounds that are extracted or refined from natural plant matter (poppy sap and fibers). Examples of opiates: Opium. Morphine.

Detailed explanation-4: -Derived from the opium poppy (or synthetic versions of it) and used for pain relief. examples include hydrocodone (Vicodin®), oxycodone (OxyContin®, Percocet®), fentanyl (Duragesic®, Fentora®), methadone, and codeine.

Detailed explanation-5: -Though some people still refer to all drugs as “narcotics, ‘’ today “narcotic” refers to opium, opium derivatives, and their semi-synthetic substitutes.