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Hydrocodone, also known as dihydrocodeinone, is a semi-synthetic opioid synthesized from codeine, one of the opioid alkaloids found in the opium poppy.

It is a narcotic analgesic used orally for relief of moderate to severe pain, but also commonly taken in liquid form as an antitussive/cough suppressant.

Oxycodone is a semisynthetic opioid synthesized from thebaine, an opioid alkaloid found in the Persian poppy, and one of the many alkaloids found in the opium poppy.

It is a moderately potent opioid analgesic, generally indicated for relief of moderate to severe pain.

Oxycodone was developed in 1917 in Germany as one of several semi-synthetic opioids in an attempt to improve on the existing opioids.

Opioid overdose is an acute condition due to excessive opioids.

Examples of opioids are: morphine, heroin, tramadol, oxycodone, and methadone.

It differs from opioid dependency.

Although opioid overdose does not constitute a majority of the overdoses seen in the emergency department it is important to rule out in people given its potential for mortality and the ease of reversal.

Dependence on prescription opioids can stem from treatment of chronic pain and in recent years is the cause of the increased number of opioid overdoses.

Morphine is a pain medication of the opiate type which is found naturally in a number of plants and animals.

It acts directly on the central nervous system (CNS) to decrease the feeling of pain.

It can be taken for both acute pain and chronic pain.

Morphine is frequently used for pain from myocardial infarction and during labour.

It can be given by mouth, by injection into a muscle, by injecting under the skin, intravenously, into the space around the spinal cord, or rectally.

Maximum effect is around 20 min when given intravenously and 60 min when given by mouth while duration of effect is between three and seven hours.

Long-acting formulations also exist.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or USFDA) is a federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive departments.

The FDA is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the control and supervision of food safety, tobacco products, dietary supplements, prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical drugs (medications), vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, blood transfusions, medical devices, electromagnetic radiation emitting devices (ERED), cosmetics, animal foods & feed and veterinary products.

As of 2017, 3/4th of the FDA budget (approximately $700 million) is funded by the pharmaceutical companies due to the "Prescription drug user fee act".