UMALIMALAYOUT

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