Is This Statement Correct, “Cocaine Is Not a Narcotic Because It’s Not Derived From Opium”?

Published July 27, 2010

Question by tooqerq: Is this statement correct, “Cocaine is not a narcotic because it’s not derived from opium”?
I’m talking about in a medical/chemical sense…not necessarily a legal sense.

Best answer:

Answer by Mark Mayo Boatner
Yes, narcotics (opiate derivatives) are things like heroin, morphine, vicodin, percoset, oxycontin etc. They’re used as painkillers. Cocaine is totally different, it’s a stimulant and has nothing to do with opium.

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