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'''Opium''' is a narcotic and a derivative of poppies. It is exported frequently from [[Afghanistan]] and [[Burma]].  Opium is a Schedule II narcotic as determined by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Opium can cause euphoria, followed by a sense of well-being and a calm drowsiness or sedation. Breathing slows, potentially to the point of unconsciousness and death with large doses. Other effects can include nausea, confusion and constipation. Use of opium with other substances that depress the central nervous system, such as alcohol, antihistamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, or general anesthetics, increases the risk of life-threatening respiratory depression.
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'''Opium''' is a narcotic drug, a crude extract of the opium [[poppy]], Papaver somniferum. [[Morphine]], and its prodrug [[codeine]], are the narcotic substances that occur naturally in opium. Further processing of opium produces [[heroin]], synthesised from the dry latex of the opium poppy, and other '''opiate''' drugs, so called for their source, although some such drugs are synthesised by scientists in labs using the same chemical structure.  
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Long-term use can lead to drug tolerance, meaning the user needs more of the drug to get similar euphorix effects.  Opium use can also lead to physical dependence and addiction.  Withdrawal symptoms can occur if long term use is reduced or stopped. <ref>http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/drug_guide/Opium</ref>
 
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When opium is purified further, it is known as morphine, and in its purest and most concentrated state, it is known as heroin.
 
  
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Opium may have been used since at least as early as 3400 BC.
 
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Latest revision as of 23:28, January 6, 2025

Opium is a narcotic drug, a crude extract of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum. Morphine, and its prodrug codeine, are the narcotic substances that occur naturally in opium. Further processing of opium produces heroin, synthesised from the dry latex of the opium poppy, and other opiate drugs, so called for their source, although some such drugs are synthesised by scientists in labs using the same chemical structure.

Opium may have been used since at least as early as 3400 BC.

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