WhTs the difference between codone and codeine?

[BigWoodJacob]

I'm a fully functional, semi closet opiate enjoyer. I'll pop 3-4 10 mg hydrocodones or a couple oxycodones a few times a week and enjoy a few movies or game it up on xbox w pin prick eyes and a non stop smile. I hear people call my drug of choice hydrocodone and hydrocodeine, or codones/codeines, lortabs, etc. I'm really just wondering what terms are correctly applied to which drugs and what the differences are. I appreciate the insight fellow bluelighters

 

[ssabusivefw]

Hydrocodone and Oxycodone are two completely different substances. Hydrocodone w/ Acetaminophen = Vicodin and Oxycodone w/ Acetaminophen = Percocet. Oxycodone is the stronger one. I've seen various estimates, but subjectively it seems that most people would say that 5mg of Oxycodone is the equivalent of 7.5mg of Hydrocodone.

 

[BabyGurl3171]

Codeine, or methylmorphine, is a natural alkaloid found in opium poppy, while Oxycodone is an opioid analgesic medication synthesized from opium-derived thebaine.

 

[woamotive]

Check out the opiate megathread. It's good stuff. OR do a search and view posts (or threads...whichever is preferred), select, and read it for your answer/s.

-looks like you've already got a couple of good answers in here, too. Wikipedia TOO has some great info. Much quicker than posting this question and waiting for (correct) answers.