Medicines made Today with properties of the poppy

The drugs used today that contain an opiate base can only be obtained by prescription. They include Darvocet, which is a combination of propoxyphene and acetaminophen and prescribed for headaches, some forms of pain and dental work.

Codeine as another of these drugs containing opiates and in some countries, it can be sold over the counter, while in others it must be by prescription. Codeine is often prescribed to medicate for pain and for respiratory problems.

Hydrocodone is another of these opiate based drugs can be found in medications such as Vicodin and is used four treating pain and for dental pain. This opiate base can also be found mixed with Tylenol to treat pain.

Oxyocodone is one of the most potent opiate based drugs, it must be prescribed and it can be found in its pure form or it can be mixed with acetaminophen, this drug is used for severe pain. Because of its potency this is also a drug that is highly addictive.

Any of these drugs can be prescribed because they are opiate based can also be highly addicting and therefore, regulated by the physician and by laws. Opiate based drugs were not always by prescription, there were times during the past when opiate based tonics like laudanum could be purchased and used for treating headaches and other types of pain. Opiate based drugs were as addictive in the past as they are today, it just was not realized how dangerous it could be for these drugs to be used.