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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Feb 24.
Published in final edited form as: Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol. 2020 Feb 24;16(2):125–141. doi: 10.1080/17425255.2020.1721458

Table 1.

Pharmacologic factors affecting the abuse potential of opioids.

Physiochemical and Pharmacokinetic Pharmacodynamic
Lipophilicity Receptor affinity
Molecular weight Dissociation kinetics
Chemical form Development of tolerance to opioid effects
Absorption rate constant
Elimination rate constant
Cmax
Tmax
Infusion rate
Protein binding
Route of administration
Bioavailability
Volume of distribution