Is Tramadol considered an opiate?

So many people have been lead to believe that tramadol is not an opioid medication. In fact, tramadol is considered an opioid medication because it like morphine and hydrocodone bind to and activate the mu opioid receptor. This mechanism provides the pain relieving, the analgesic effect.Apr 11, 2011 read more

Tramadol hydrochloride is a prescription pain medication. It is licensed for the treatment of moderate to moderately severe pain in adults. Even though tramadol is an opioid (morphine-like) medication, it is not considered a narcotic or a controlled substance by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). read more

Newsflash: Tramadol Really is an Opiate Leave a Comment:: Posted to: Drug Abuse, Drugs and Society, Prescription Drugs, Understanding Addiction Despite its friendly beginning, tramadol proved to be dangerous. read more

Most doctors do not consider Tramadol as being strong because compared to other genuine opiates it is a weak antagonist whereas morphine, hydrocodone, and oxycodone are strong antagonists. Initially, Tramadol was believed to have opioid-like activity but without causing the same problem of addiction. read more