| Compound | Description |
|---|---|
| morphine | The principal alkaloid in opium and the prototype opiate analgesic and narcotic. Morphine has widespread effects in the central nervous system and on smooth muscle. |
| heroin | A narcotic analgesic that may be habit-forming. It is a controlled substance (opium derivative) listed in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21 Parts 329.1, 1308.11 (1987). Sale is forbidden in the United States by Federal statute. (Merck Index, 11th ed) |
| 6-o-monoacetylmorphine | RN given refers to parent cpd(5alpha,6alpha)-isomer |