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Some of the short-term effects of opiates to your body include: absence of pain, euphoria, sense of emotional detachment, loss of appetite, reduced sex drive, sleepiness, mood swings, nausea and vomiting.
Endorphins act as the bodyâs own pain-relieving chemicals. When opiate drugs interact with certain key brain receptor sites, massive amounts of endorphin chemicals are released. The medications and illicit drugs that derive from the opium poppy are considered opiate drugs. Through their effects on the central nervous system, opiates produce analgesic effects outside of the brainâs regulatory control.