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Opiates are so named because they are constituents or derivatives of alkaloids found in opium, which is processed from the latex sap of the opium poppy. The major biologically active opiates found in opium are morphine, codeine, and thebaine. Semi-synthetic opiates such as hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxycodone, and oxymorphone are derived from these substances. Papaverine, noscapine and approximately 24 other alkaloids are also present in opium, but have little to no effect on the human central nervous system, and are not considered to be opiates. Many of these have been found to have pharmaceutical properties in regards to [www.amazon.com/The-Opiate-Cure-Bipolar-Spectrum/dp/1465391487/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1344534216&sr=8-1&keywords=opiate+cure/ chronic pain treatment].

Opiates belong to the large biosynthetic group of benzylisoquinoline alkaloids. The full synthesis of opiates from naphthoquinone (Gates synthesis) or from other simple organic starting materials is tedious and not economical. Thus, most of the opiate-type analgesics in use today are extracted from Papaver somniferum or semi-synthesized from thebaine.

In the traditional sense, opiate has referred to only the alkaloids in opium and the natural and semi-synthetic derivatives of opium. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to all drugs with opium- or morphine-like pharmacological action, which are more properly classified under the broader terms opioid.