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Opioids include strong prescription pain relievers such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, fentanyl and tramadol, and the illegal drug heroin.
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Is it true that opioids include strong prescription pain relievers such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, fentanyl and tramadol, and the illegal drug heroin?
Yes. The evidence items consistently confirm that opioids comprise strong prescription pain relievers like oxycodone, hydrocodone, fentanyl, and tramadol, alongside illicit substances like heroin.
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Wikipedia: Opioid. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opioid
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Wikipedia: Oxycodone. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxycodone
Confirms fentanyl is a synthetic opioid.
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Federal Register: Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs: Addition of Fentanyl to the Department of Transportation's Drug-Testing Panel; Harmonization With Certain Items in the HHS Ma. (n.d.). Federal Register. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/02/2025-16720/procedures-for-transportation-workplace-drug-and-alcohol-testing-programs-addition-of-fentanyl-to
Mentions hydrocodone and oxycodone as prescription opioid analgesics.
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PLOS (all journals): Impact of a Mandatory Prescription Drug Monitoring Program on Prescription of Opioid Analgesics by Dentists. (n.d.). PLOS (all journals). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0135957
States opioid analgesics are prescription pain relievers such as oxycodone and hydrocodone.
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National Center for Health Statistics (US): Special Feature on Prescription Drugs - Health, United States, 2013. (n.d.). National Center for Health Statistics (US). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK209224/#specialfeature
Lists fentanyl, oxycodone, hydrocodone, and tramadol as opioid pain relievers, and heroin as an illicit drug.
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US Department of Health and Human Services: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW OF THE REPORT - Facing Addiction in America. (n.d.). US Department of Health and Human Services. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK424857/#ch1
Discusses tramadol and oxycodone/hydrocodone as pain medications related to opioids.
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Comparison of the Effects of Tapentadol and Oxycodone on Gastrointestinal and Colonic Transit in Humans. (n.d.). ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01500317
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