Opioid vs Opiate - What's the Difference?

Opioid vs Opiate - Is There A Real Difference Between Opiates and Opioids?
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Commonly, the terms 'opioid' and 'opiate' are used interchangeably, but they have notable differences. Opiates, like heroin, morphine, and codeine, are naturally derived from parts of the opium poppy plant. Despite being a natural substance, opiates are extremely addictive and can be misused and abused greatly, just like their opioid counterparts.

Opioids, on the other hand, include any substances, both natural and synthetic, that mimic the effects of opium and bind to the brain’s opioid receptors to relieve pain. This category includes drugs like oxycodone, methadone, and fentanyl, which are created in laboratories. While opiates are a type of opioid, not all opioids are opiates.

The endorphin-receptor system in the brain, where opioid receptors are located, is responsible for controlling pain, reward, and addictive behaviors. Both opioids and opiates function similarly by binding to these receptors, blocking pain, and producing a sense of pleasure or euphoria. However, they also induce the brain to produce more receptors, leading to increased dependency and addiction. This cycle begins a dangerous game of supply and demand, requiring larger amounts of these substances each time they are used.

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[nickydaviesnsdpharms]

The opioids vs Opiates thing, is something which the brain and body doesn't differentiate with, I mean as far as our brain goes, they are all opioids or substances which bind to opioid receptors. I find people online seem to think synthetic drugs/medicines are somehow bad but natural ones aren't, when in reality it makes no difference.

[durace]

All this is that but not all that is this. Mind blown

[Edmundo]

The information in this video is wrong. Heroin is a semi-synthetic opioid like oxycodone. It is produced in clandestine laboratories by extracting crude morphine from opium latex, refining the crude morphine into morphine base, and then acetylating the morphine base with acetic anhydride and other chemicals. The term opioid refers to any drug that binds to the opioid receptors. It includes the naturally occurring opiates found in P. Somniferum such as morphine and codeine; the semi-synthetic opioids such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, and heroin; and the synthetic opioids such as fentanyl and tramadol.

[cierahowell]

I’m a chronic pain patient in palliative care. Are there options for me to try and come off these medications?

[thatoneguyhello]

And this is while lean was dangerous heroin was also a crices but now its just so much worse

[marcellaz.]

Decades of harmful prescriptions and misinformation have led to this situation, especially in the US. Thank your work and sacrifice!

[carryoblon]

So opioids can be both while opiates can't?

[Matt.Willoughby]

This video is wrong. Oxycodeone is an opiate not and opiod! And methadone is an opioid not an opiate!

The explanation of the difference between an opiate and opioid is also incorrect. It's almost right.

So this video is a fail. Especially as the entire premise of the video is to explain the difference, and it gets it wrong! ! 😁

Opiates are naturally occurring in the poppy, or are synthesised from the opium poppy. So opiates definitely can be, and are "man-made".

Oxycodeone, Dihydrocodeine, Dihydromorphone and so on, are semi synthetic and made from stuff in the poppy-thebane and thebacon to name a couple.

Opioids act on opiate receptors but and completely synthetic and may not even have the 4 rings of a traditional morphine type molecule such as carfentanyl or methadone etc.

Come on guys