List of Opioid Medications

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According to the FDA, “Opioids are powerful medications that can help manage pain when prescribed for the right condition and when used properly.” When abused, however, opioids can cause dangerous side effects as well as addiction.

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List of Prescription Opioids

Most opioid medications are prescribed to treat pain, and all are known to be potentially addictive.

These drugs are often called pain relievers as well as narcotics, the latter term coming from “the Greek word for ‘stupor'” (DEA). Opioid medications are used to treat pain and in surgical anesthesia.

Medication: Codeine

• Brand Names: Robitussin A-C, Nurofen Plus, Tussirex, Codral
• Street Names: cody, captain cody, sizzurp, lean, purple drank, schoolboy, pancakes and syrup, doors and fours
• Schedule: II, III or V
• Prescribed Forms: liquid, tablet and capsule
• Treats: moderate to severe pain and cough

Medication: Hydrocodone

• Brand Names: Vicodin, Lorcet, Lortab, Vicoprofen
• Street Names: vikes, norco, hydros, Watson-387
• Schedule: II
• Prescribed Forms: liquid, tablet and capsule
• Treats: moderate to severe pain and cough

Medication: Methadone

• Brand Names: Dolophine, Methadose
• Street Names: fizzies, amidone, wafer
• Schedule: II
• Prescribed Forms: liquid, tablet and diskets
• Treats: dependence on other opioid drugs and severe pain

Medication: Oxycodone

• Brand Names: OxyContin, Percocet, Percodan, Roxicodone
• Street Names: oxy, O.C., hillbilly heroin, perc, oxycotton
• Schedule: II
• Prescribed Forms: liquid, tablet and capsule
• Treats: moderate to severe pain

Signs of Oxycodone Use That Indicate Addiction

You may be aware of the short-term effects of oxycodone, but when abuse and addiction are involved there are other symptoms to watch out for.

Medication: Hydromorphone

• Brand Names: Dilaudid, Exalgo
• Street Names: footballs, dillies, D
• Schedule: II
• Prescribed Forms: liquid, suppository, tablets and solutions for intravenous or intramuscular administration
• Treats: severe pain

Medication: Morphine

• Brand Names: Duramorph, Roxanol, RMS, Infumorph
• Street Names: M, Emma, monkey
• Schedule: II and III
• Prescribed Forms: liquid, tablet, capsule, suppository and solutions for intravenous or intramuscular administration
• Treats: moderate to severe acute pain and chronic pain

Medication: Oxymorphone   

• Brand Names: Opana
• Street Names: blue heaven, Mrs. O, O bomb, octagons, stop signs, blues, biscuits
• Schedule: II
• Prescribed Forms: tablet only
• Treats: moderate to severe pain

Medication: Meperidine   

• Brand Names: Demerol
• Street Names: demmies
• Schedule: II
• Prescribed Forms: tablet and liquid
• Treats: moderate to severe pain

Medication: Fentanyl

• Brand Names: Duragesic, Actiq, Sublimaze
• Street Names: friend, Apache, dance fever, China girl, China white, murder 8, jackpot
• Schedule: II
• Prescribed Forms: tablet, buccal tablet, film, lozenge, sublingual, solutions for intravenous or intramuscular administration
• Treats: breakthrough pain, often experienced by cancer patients, surgical anesthesia and severe pain

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