What is the difference between narcotics and opiates?!


Question: What is the difference between narcotics and opiates!?
my boyfriend and i were having a debat and i was just wondering if i was rightWww@Answer-Health@Com


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one makes you say whoe-whoe - one makes you say yeah yeahWww@Answer-Health@Com

Narcotic is a term used mostly in law enforcement!. It pertains to the legal status of a drug!.


Opiates are a specific class of drugs that act on the opiate receptors!. This is a scientific classification based on the receptor class that the drugs act on!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Not all narcotics are opiates!. Methadone is a opiate blocker and is used to help deal with opiate withdraw as well as a pain management medication!. Hope this helps you!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

a opiate is a narcoticWww@Answer-Health@Com





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