does imodium contain an opiate?
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is immodium an opiate?Mandapanda17 Aug 18, 2008 Technically, Imodium (Loperamide) is an opiate, but it only binds to the mu receptors in the GI tract; and doesn't cross the BBB (Blood Brain Barrier) into the CNS (Central Nervous System) like other opiates do.
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Opiates Medically, opiates are used primarily for relief of pain. Opiates include morphine and drugs structurally similar to morphine (eg, codeine, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxycodone). Heroin (diacetylmorphine) is a synthetic opiate made from morphine and is rarely detectable in body fluids.
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Why FDA is warning people about Imodium overdoses A recent study in the medical journal Annals of Emergency Medicine described two fatal cases of patients with a history of substance abuse who came into the emergency room after having taken massive doses of Imodium to self-medicate their withdrawal symptoms.
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I use Xanax for anxiety. Can I take Suboxone? MD. At Promises, one out of four of our clients addicted to opiates (heroin, Vicodin, Percodan,oxycodone) had an anxiety disorder before they became addicted. In many of these clients, the opiates were used in part to control their anxiety.
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- The term opiate should be differentiated from the broader term opioid , which includes all drugs with morphine-like effects , including opiates , semi-synthetic opioids derived from opiates ( such as heroin , hydrocodone , hydromorphone , oxycodone , and oxymorphone ) , and synthetic opioids which are not derived from opiates ( such as fentanyl , ...
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opium tincture GENERIC NAME: opium tincture. DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Opium tincture is an oral liquid medication used to control diarrhea. Opium tincture contains morphine which is an opioid pain reliever. Opioids can reduce gastrointestinal motility, propulsion, secretions, and increase gastrointestinal muscle tone. These effects help in controlling diarrhea.
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Food-Source Opiates: Therapeutic Positive UA The drug testing provider confirmed these opiate positive results with follow-up tests utilizing Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS). The quantitative GC/MS test was also positive for opiates but found both urine samples to contain fairly low levels of morphine and other opiate alkaloids. One of the urine specimens contained 0.15 micrograms/milliliter (µg/ml) of morphine and the other 0.3 µg/ml.
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Opiates 1 Opiates include morphine and drugs structurally similar to morphine (eg, codeine, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxycodone). 2  Heroin (diacetylmorphine) is a synthetic opiate made from morphine and is rarely detectable in body fluids.
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Opiates 1 Medically, opiates are used primarily for relief of pain. Opiates include morphine and drugs structurally similar to morphine (eg, codeine, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxycodone).  Heroin (diacetylmorphine) is a synthetic opiate made from morphine and is rarely detectable in body fluids.
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Is vicodin an opiate? IF a drug test comes up positive for Opiate can it be mistaken for a vicodin? Vicodin contains hydrocodone, which is a synthetic opiate as others have already described. It's it not a natural opiate that comes from poppy plants like heroin and morphine. It will cause the drug test to come up positive for opiates.
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Opioids Opioids. Get the facts on the misuse and abuse of prescription opioids such as hydrocodone, oxycodone, morphine, and codeine, and the illegal opioid, heroin. Opioids are a class of drugs chemically similar to alkaloids found in opium poppies.pioids. Get the facts on the misuse and abuse of prescription opioids such as hydrocodone, oxycodone, morphine, and codeine, and the illegal opioid, heroin. Opioids are a class of drugs chemically similar to alkaloids found in opium poppies.
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- My introduction to opiates began when my younger sister broke her finger riding her horse and was prescribed 5mg Vicodin tablets. She only took a few of them and left them in a cabinet in the kitchen. I was around 16 at the time and was a regular user of Pot, LSD, And Mushrooms. I had also tried cocaine on a few occasions. Anyway I noticed the Vicodin in the cabinet and decided I would only take a few at first to see if anyone noticed.
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Imodium Although no pharmacokinetic data are available in patients with hepatic impairment, IMODIUM (loperamide hcl) should be used with caution in such patients because of reduced first pass metabolism. (see PRECAUTIONS).
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Imodium What is loperamide (Diamode, Imodium A-D, Imodium A-D EZ Chews, Imodium A-D New Formula, Kao-Paverin, Kaopectate 1-D)? What are the possible side effects of loperamide? What is the most important information I should know about loperamide?
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Oxymorphone HCl IR 10 mg tablets Opioids diminish propulsive peristaltic waves in the gastrointestinal tract and may result in decreased bowel motility. Oxymorphone hydrochloride tablets, like other opioids, may cause spasm of the sphincter of Oddi and should be used with caution in patients with biliary tract disease, including acute pancreatitis.
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- Our Imodium (loperamide hydrochloride) Side Effects Drug Center provides a comprehensive view of available drug information on the potential side effects when taking this medication. This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects.
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Opiate Opiate is a term classically used in pharmacology to mean a drug derived from opium. Opioid, a more modern term, is used to designate all substances, both natural and synthetic, that bind to opioid receptors (including antagonists}. Opiates are alkaloid compounds naturally found in the opium poppy plant Papaver somniferum.
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is immodium an opiate?Mandapanda17 Aug 18, 2008 Actually it is but it doesn't cross the blood/brain barrier. Opiates tend to constipate you and that is what immodium does. It was actually a controlled substance at one time. So its acts like an opiate in some ways but does not give you the euphoria feelings.
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Prescription Drugs Derived from Opium Can Cause Addiction Prescription Drugs Derived from Opium Can Cause Addiction. Prescription opiate drugs that have been synthesized from opium’s alkaloids include Percocet, Lortab, Norco, OxyContin, Demerol, Methadone and Vicodin. Many are used therapeutically for pain relief or cough suppression.
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Imodium Imodium (loperamide hydrochloride) is an antidiarrheal used to treat diarrhea. Imodium is also used to reduce the amount of stool in people who have an ileostomy (re-routing of the bowel through a surgical opening in the stomach). Imodium is available in generic form and over-the-counter (OTC). Common side effects of Imodium include. dizziness,
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- Making the world better, one answer at a time. vicodin is a combo of hydrocodon a synthesized opiate and acetominophen which is a prostoglandin and blocks pain receptors while morphine is the main ingredient in opium.