RT Book, Section
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
SR Print(0)
ID 1143142799
T1 Drugs of Abuse
T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine Manual, 8e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071837026
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1143142799
RD 2024/04/19
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.