As the poet laureate of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), he is probably remembered best for giving organized labor its fighting them song, Solidarity Forever .. --Bruce Le Roy. Solidarity Forever-lyrics by Ralph Chaplin, ca. 1915. Tune: John Brown's Body (aka Battle Hymn of the Republic).
Full Definition of OPIATE. 1. a: a drug (as morphine or codeine) containing or derived from opium and tending to induce sleep and alleviate pain; broadly: narcotic 1a b: opioid 1.2. : something that induces rest or inaction or quiets uneasiness. See opiate defined for English-language learners. opiate. noun opiÂ·ate \ËÅ-pÄ-Ét, -ËÄt\. Tweet. : a drug (such as morphine or codeine) that is made from opium and that is used to reduce pain or cause sleep. : something that causes people to ignore problems and to relax instead of doing things that need to be done.
Opioid Addiction Treatment Programs. An opioid is in a family of drugs that includes both prescription and illicit drugs. The drugs are all opium based. Heroin, hydrocodone, OxyContin, methadone and codeine are a few examples of opioids. Opioid treatment is designed to help the body wean itself off the drug while the patient works on recovering from the psychological effects of the addiction.