what is opiates
An opiate is a narcotic analgesic that contains either natural or synthetic opium and is most often used medically to alleviate pain. Natural opium is extracted from the seed pod of the poppy plant in Asia.atural Opiates. Morphine is derived from the opium poppy or papaver somniferum. Codeine can also be extracted from the poppy plant, but most often it is synthesized from morphine. Morphine is powerful narcotic analgesic and is highly addictive. The only opiate more addictive is heroin.