Talk:Opiate
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Actually, the broadest term is "opioid", which is any substance, natural or synthetic, that behaves like morphine in the body. The term "opiate" is generally understood to mean only those opioids that occur naturally, or are derived from them. Examples of opioids that would not be opiates are the synthetics fentanyl and methadone.
This would be a fairly major revision, so what do others think about making it? --Phil Karn
- Go for it. Only opioids in my opinion are really a class of chemical compounds that show affinity to opioid receptors. Kpjas
I know that opiates are much more readily available from the seed pod and other parts of the straw than they are from the seed. I would recommend changing the text to reflect this by replacing "seed" with "seed-pod" in the article. -- Morelos jejje
