Articles of category "Opiods addiction"

Opioids are the chemical compounds that have analgesic effect, i.e. help to relieve pain, have soporific and euphorigenic properties. But opioids adverse effects make them dangerous for a user because they may cause adverse drug reaction and always lead to opioids tolerance and addiction. Drug addiction problem is one of the most important around the world.

The practice of producing narcotics has been widespread since antiquity. Technological progress and developments of trade led to spread of narcotics worldwide, and people began to use them not only in medical purposes. There are several classes and groups of narcotics. Opioids are included in one of the groups and are produced from poppies. This group contains natural and synthetic substances with morphine-type compounds: opium alkaloids, semisynthetic derivatives, synthetic opioids, etc. This opioids review will help to discover the difference between them.