OPIATE + OPIOID ADDICTION What is the difference between Opiates and Opioids?
OPIATES
OPIOIDS SYNTHETIC PAIN MEDICATIONS
Opium Natural Pain RemedIES
VS.
Oxycodone
Thebaine
Hydrocodone
Morphine
Oxymorphone
Codeine
Hydromorphone
Heroin
What Medications Treat Opiate & Opioid Addiction?
Naltrexone
These medications act directly upon the opioid receptors; more speci cally the mu receptors. Because the effects of these medications vary at the receptor level, there can be different clinical effects during treatment.
ReVia | Depade | Vivitrol
Methadone Dolophine
Buprenorphine
Suboxone | Subutex
A FULL AGONIST binds to the receptor and activates it by changing its shape, inducing a full receptor response.
A PARTIAL AGONIST binds to the receptor and activates it with a smaller shape change in the receptor that induces a partial receptor response. 26
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