ABC - DEF - GHI - JKL - MNO - PQRS - TUV - WXYZ Opioids
Similar term(s): opiates.
Definition:
Class of drugs (e.g., heroin, codeine, methadone) that are derived from the
opium poppy plant, contain opium, or are produced synthetically and have
opium-like effects. Opioid drugs relieve pain, dull the senses, and induce
sleep.
Source & ©: San Francisco AIDS Foundation Glossary
More:
Effects of prolonged use of Opioids include long-term changes in certain brain
receptors, and changes in learning and in the response to stress.
Opioids make up one of the four groups of psychoactive drugs, next to
depressants, stimulants, and hallucinogens.
Source & ©: GreenFacts Digest on Psychoactive Drugs
(WHO)
To read about this term in context: GreenFacts Digest on Psychoactive Drugs Tobacco, Alcohol, and Illicit Substances:
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