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Opium
COMMON & BRAND NAMES
Joy Plant; Pen Yan; Paregoric
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Euphoric Depressant; Analgesic
CHEMICAL NAME
Mixture
DESCRIPTION
Opium is a naturally occurring analgesic harvested as a latex from ripe Papaver somniferum (opium poppy) pods. It has a long history of use by humans as an oral and smoked psychoactive.
BASICS EFFECTS IMAGES HEALTH LAW DOSE CHEMISTRY
GENERAL INFORMATION #
Harvesting Opium from Poppies
"Red Rock" Opium or Incense?
ARTICLES & WRITINGS #
Vintage Opium or Incense?, by RevMeO
FAQs #
Opium FAQ
Opioid Analgesics FAQ
Opioids FAQ
Codeine FAQ
RELATED VAULTS #
Opium Poppies
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wispy smoke twisting rising rising rising, still.
a taste like flowers, like your hair
rolling tongues soften softer than anything
of such sweetness i could only have dreamed
but the dream is real, it happened it is happening
it will happen again, it is real.
-- Justin Sane
HISTORY #
Opium Timeline
ASK EROWID ANSWERS #
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ARTICLES & WRITINGS #
The Pleasures of Opium, by Thomas de Quincey
EXPERIENCES #
First Pod Experience, by Murple
Opium in Thailand, by Atrain
Vivid and Sweet, by Fang
Not Life-Changing, but Cuddly, by Nox
The Hard Ground as Soft as Cotton Wool, by Catherine M
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BOOKS #
The Big Smoke: The Chinese Art & Craft of Opium, by Peter Lee
Confessions of an English Opium Eater, by Thomas De Quincey
Opium: A Portrait of the Heavenly Demon, by Barbara Hodgson
Opium, the Poisoned Poppy, by Michael Robson
Opium For the Masses, by Jim Hogshire
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OFF-SITE RESOURCES
PRIMARY RESOURCES #
Opiates - Drug Policy Alliance
The Opium Museum
SECONDARY RESOURCES #
Opium - Lycaeum
HISTORY #
Opium Throughout History - PBS Frontline
Opium and the British Indian Empire
A Short History of Opium Wars
Historical Review of Opium/Heroin Production
Opium History, 1979 To 1994
The White Poppy: A History of Opium, by J.M. Scott
Opium Through History
HEALTH #
'How Thai monks saved my life': Opium addict who smoked 30 pipes a day details his love affair with the drug and the vomit therapy that cured him - MailOnline, Oct 3, 2012
Hope & Recovery Coalition : Overdose Prevention
Take-Home Naloxone : Overdose Prevention
ARTICLES & WRITINGS #
Brilliant dreams were born of the black stuff, Mar 24 2012, Thomas Dormandy
World Bank Report on Opium Poppy Production in Afghanistan, Nov 28 2006, worldbank.org
Geopolitics of Opium Production in Asia (some articles in English)
Opium - Poppy Cultivation, Morphine and Heroin Manufacture
Opium Production In India (uwmc via archive.org)
GOVERNMENT RESOURCES #
Opium: Wholesale, Purity and Street Prices
DEA's Get Smart About Drugs
MEDIA COVERAGE #
More than 30 pounds of opium found in luggage at O'Hare - ABC7, Feb 29 2016
Afghan opium fuels 'global chaos' - BBC, Oct 21 2009
Confessions of an eBay opium addict