Narcotics

• Narcotics are a class of drugs that produce insensibility or stupor due to their depressant effect of the central nervous system.
• Medically, narcotic refers to the poppy, opium and it's derivatives (morphine, codeine, heroin) or synthetic substitutes (meperidine, methadone).
• As a class, narcotics produce euphoria while relieving fear, tension, and anxiety.
• Other effects included slowed and slurred speech, slow gait, constricted pupils, droopy eyelids, impaired night vision, vomiting, and constipation.
• Narcotics commonly seen by the laboratory include: morphine, codeine, heroin, hydrocodone, and oxycodone (Oxycontin).