2. (foll by with) to associate (oneself) or be associated, esp as a subordinate or subsidiary; bring or come into close connection: he affiliated himself with the Union. b. (as modifier): an affiliate member.
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.
Opium is a narcotic drug that is found in the latex of seed pods of opium. It contains sixteen percent morphine and it has a similar effect on your body like morphine. Morphine, if used in non abusive quantities, is used as a pain killer. Doctors usually administer this drug in oneâs body after a surgery.