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Opiates and Benzodiazepines Sometimes opiates and benzodiazepines are prescribed at the same time. It's good to understand that there isn't anything inherently wrong with either of these drug classes, except when a dependency starts to build. Both opiates and benzos....

Buprenorphine is a partial opioid agonist, so it can block the effects of opiates in the bloodstream and precipitate withdrawal symptoms, speeding up the withdrawal process

Opiates are depressants as they slow down the body and brain and repress the body's central nervous system.

Gabapentin and pregabalin are not opiate drugs they are man-made synthetic drugs that work on the central nervous system to relieve and block nerve pain. They are however very addictive and extremely dangerous when abused or mixed with alcohol or....

Whilst diazepam can produce similar effects to opiates it is not an opiate. Diazepam is a prescribed medication that belongs to the class of benzodiazepines. It is extremely addictive and very difficult to detox from once dependent.

Co-codamol is an opiate-based painkiller containing Codeine and paracetamol. It is available over the counter in lower strengths and on prescription in higher strengths

Naloxone and naltrexone are commonly used opioid antagonist drugs which are competitive antagonists that bind to the opioid receptors with higher affinity than agonists but do not activate the receptors. This effectively blocks the receptor, preventing the body from responding....

Recovering from addiction is one of the most challenging things that a person can do. This is especially true in cases of opiate addictions. Heroin is a powerful addiction to overcome, but the same goes for pain medications and other....

The National Crime Survey for 2017/18 estimates that 7% of adults aged 16 to 59 have taken a non-prescribed prescription-only painkiller for medical reasons.

Prescriptions for powerful opioid painkillers have doubled from 12m to 24m in the past decade, NHS Digital figures reveal.

Heroin is a pure opiate drug and a Class A depressant.

Cocaine is not an opiate drug. Cocaine is a Class A stimulant drug

Codeine is an opiate and is the most abused over the counter medicine and prescribed opiate drug in the UK

Prescription drug tramadol is a synthetic controlled opiate, created to produce the same effects as a pure opiate