Colossal Ring of Galaxies --Largest Object in the Universe Spans 5 Billion Light Years. Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are the most luminous events in the universe, releasing as much energy in a few seconds as the Sun does over its 10 billion year lifetime. They are thought to be the result of massive stars collapsing into black holes.
Opiates are narcotics derived from the opium poppy plant. Some of the most well-known opiates include opium, heroin, fentanyl, morphine, codeine, oxycodone and hydrocodone. Opiates in low doses have been included in medicines or have been used in hospitals by those professionally trained to administer them.
Semisynthetic opiate drugs include: 1  Heroin. 2  Hydrocodone (brand name, Vicodin). 3  Oxycodone (brand names, OxyContin, Percodan).4  Hydromorphone.f the 50 different alkaloids, only half of them qualify as raw opiate materials. Technically speaking, only drugs made from the analgesic-type opium alkaloids qualify as opiate drugs; however, semisynthetic drugs are also derived from these alkaloids and can technically be considered opiates as well.