TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Drugs of Abuse A1 - Algren, D. Adam A2 - Cydulka, Rita K. A2 - Fitch, Michael T. A2 - Joing, Scott A. A2 - Wang, Vincent J. A2 - Cline, David M. A2 - Ma, O. John PY - 2017 T2 - Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine Manual, 8e AB - The term opioid refers to any drug that is active at the opioid receptor, while opiates refers to naturally occurring derivatives of the opium plant, such as morphine. Narcotic is a legal term and generically refers to any drug that causes sedation. Emergency physicians commonly utilize opioids as analgesics and must be familiar with the clinical presentation and treatment of opioid toxicity. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/20 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1143142799 ER -