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Results 1 - 10 of 59 for Opioids OR opioid
  1. Opioid intoxication 
    Opioid-based drugs include morphine, oxycodone, and synthetic (man-made) opioid narcotics, such as fentanyl. They are prescribed to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000948.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Opiate and opioid withdrawal 
    Opiates or opioids are drugs used to treat pain. Opiates are derived from plants and opioids are synthetic drugs that have the same actions ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000949.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Substance use - prescription drugs 
    ... types of drugs that are misused include depressants, opioids, and stimulants. DEPRESSANTS These medicines are also known ... if they try to stop the drug abruptly. OPIOIDS Opioids are powerful painkillers. They are prescribed to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000798.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Heroin overdose 
    ... is in the class of drugs known as opioids . This article discusses heroin overdose. An overdose occurs ... world. Pain medicines that contain morphine are called opioids. Opioid is a term derived from opium , which ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002861.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Pain medications - narcotics 
    Narcotics are also called opioid pain relievers. They are only used for pain that is severe and is not helped by other types of painkillers. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007489.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Hydrocodone/oxycodone overdose 
    Hydrocodone and oxycodone are opioids, medicines that are mostly used to treat extreme pain. Hydrocodone and oxycodone overdose occurs when someone intentionally or accidentally takes ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007285.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Antidiarrheal drug overdose 
    ... ingredients include: Diphenoxylate Atropine Diphenoxylate is a weak opioid, a class of drugs that includes morphine and other narcotics. Abuse of opioids, or use of opioids for nonmedical reasons is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002522.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Postsurgical pain treatment in adults 
    Narcotic (opioid) pain medicine taken as pills or given as a shot may provide enough pain relief. You may ... misused, or lead to addiction. Instead of using opioid pain medicine, your surgeon may have you take ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000406.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Pentazocine overdose 
    ... is one of a number of chemicals called opioids or opiates, which were originally derived from the ... or intestines (abdominal cramps) Pentazocine is a weak opioid. It may cause opioid withdrawal symptoms in people ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002519.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Methadone overdose 
    ... strong painkiller. It is also used to treat opioid addiction. Methadone overdose occurs when someone accidentally or ... saving medication that can reverse an overdose from opioids, including methadone, and is often available to the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002679.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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