Which medications are considered to be opioids?
- Opioids are drugs that act on the nervous system and are usually prescribed by a medical professional to relieve acute or chronic pain. When taken incorrectly though, opioid-only or opioid-combination drugs can become not only addictive but also deadly. The most common generic and brand-name opioids include, but are not limited to:
- Codeine
- Oxycodone
- OxyContin®
- Percocet®
- Oxycet®
- Roxicet®
- Xartemis XR®
- Tylox®
- Hydrocodone
- Vicodin®
- Lortab®
- Lorcet®
- Anexsia®
- Norco®
- Zyfrel®
- Reprexain®
- Vicoprofen®
- Morphine
- Kadian®
- Avinza®
- Methadone
- Dolophine®
- Methadose®
- Fentanyl
- Fentora®
- Actiq®
- Lazanda®
- Abstral®
- Subsys®
- Duragesic®
- Sublimaze®
- Tramadol
- Ultram®
- Conzip®
- Rybix ODT®
- Ultram ER®
- Meperidine
- Demerol®
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