What Drugs Are Considered Opioids?
What Drugs Are Considered Opioids? Opioids are narcotic drugs with natural opium or synthetically developed to replicate opium’s natural effects. Opium is a substance that comes from the seeds of the opium poppy plant. The U.S. is currently in the middle of an opioid epidemic. According to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), the US makes …