Check out the following pages to learn about the opiates - codeine, heroin, hydrocodone, morphine, opium, and oxycodone.
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Codeine
Classification: Opiate analgesic Common Names/Nicknames: Cody, Captain Cody, schoolboy, doors and fours, loads, pancakes and syrup Active Compound: Methylmorphine Found in: Opium, codeine, painkillers with codeine Mode of Consumption: Ingestion, injection DEA Scheduling/Legal Status (in US): Schedule II in high doses or pure form. Legal with prescription with limited or no ability to refill; Schedule III in low doses …
Heroin
Classification: Opiate analgesic Common Names/Nicknames: H, big H, horse, white lady, brown, dope, junk, smack, mojo Active Compound: Diacetylmorphine/Diamorphine Found in: Heroin, speedballs (with cocaine), A-bombs (with marijuana) Mode of Consumption: Inhalation (smoking), ingestion, injection, insufflation DEA Scheduling/Legal Status (in US): Schedule I, illegal in all states Effects: Euphoria, drowsiness, anesthesia, decreased breathing, nausea, constipation, incontinence, pupil …
Hydrocodone
Classification: Opiate analgesic Commercial Names: Vicodin, Norco, Panacet, Lortab, Lorcet Common Names/Nicknames: Vike(s), Watson357, Watson387 Active Compound: Hydrocodone/dihydrocodeinone Found in: Synthesized hydrocodone Mode of Consumption: Ingestion, injection, insufflation DEA Scheduling/Legal Status (in US): Schedule II in pure form or high doses. Legal with prescription with limited or no ability for refill. Schedule III in low doses in combined medications. Legal …
Morphine
Classification: Opiate analgesic Commercial Names: MS Contin, MSIR, Avinza, Kadian, Oramorph, Duramorph, Roxanol Common Names/Nicknames: M, morph, morpheus, Miss Emma, Mary, monkey, white stuff, God’s drug, dreamer, emsel, Mr. Blue Active Compound: Morphine Found in: Opium, morphine Mode of Consumption: Inhalation (smoking), ingestion, injection DEA Scheduling/Legal Status (in US): Schedule II, legal with prescription with limited or no ability for …
Opium
Classification: Opiate analgesic Commercial Names: Laudanum, Paregoric Common Names/Nicknames: Laudanum, O, Chinese molasses, black stuff, gum, hop, skee, tar, gong, zero, dope Active Compound: Morphine, codeine Found in: Opium gum, opium powder, tincture of opium (laudanum), camphorated tincture of opium (paregoric) Mode of Consumption: Inhalation (smoking), ingestion, injection DEA Scheduling/Legal Status (in US): Schedule II, legal with prescription Effects: Euphoria, drowsiness, anesthesia, …
Oxycodone
Classification: Opiate analgesic Commercial Names: OxyContin, Percodan, Percocet, Endodan, Endocet, Roxicodone Common Names/Nicknames: Oxy(s), OCs, oxycotton, perc, hillbilly heroin Active Compound: Oxycodone Found in: Synthesized oxycodone Mode of Consumption: Ingestion, injection, insufflation DEA Scheduling/Legal Status (in US): Schedule II, legal with prescription with limited or no ability for refill Effects: Euphoria, drowsiness, anesthesia, decreased breathing, nausea, constipation, incontinence, pupil constriction, …