A Drug By Any Other Name; A List of Opiates, Benzodiazepines, and Alcohol

I get a lot of inquiries about drugs and what classification or group they are in. Some people confuse an opiate based drug for a benzodiazepine and vice versa. I will list a number of drugs under the heading of Opiate, Opioid, Benzodiazepine, and Alcohol. This is not a comprehensive list. Here goes.

Opiate: Occurs naturally in the opium plant:

• Codeine
• Morphine

Opioid: Semisynthetic or synthetic substance chemically related to opium and binding to opiate receptors

• Heroin
• Oxycodone (Oxycontin, OxyIR, Oxydose, Roxicodone, Percocet, Percodan, Roxicet, Tylox)
• Oxymorphone (Opana)
• Hydromorphone (Dilaudid, Palladone)
• Hydrocodone (Vicodin, Lortab, Lorcet, Hycodan)
• Fentanyl (Duragesic, Actiq, Sublimaze)
• Meperidine (Demerol)
• Propoxyphene (Darvon, Darvocet)
• Methadone
• Buprenorphine (Subutex, Suboxone)

Benzodiazepines

• Lorazepam (Ativan)
• Clonazepam (Clonopin, Klonopin)
• Diazepam (Valium)
• Alprazolam (Xanax)
• Flurazepam (Dalmane)
• Chlordiazepoxide (Librium)
• Chlorazepate (Tranxene)
• Temazepam (Restoril)
• Triazolam (Halcion)
• Oxazepam (Serax)

Alcohol

• Beer / Ale / Lager
• Vodka
• Wine / Champagne
• Whiskey / Scotch
• Gin
• Rum
• Tequila
• Brandy
• Vermouth