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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.

GENERAL INFORMATION #

Harvesting Opium from Poppies

"Red Rock" Opium or Incense?

FAQs #

Opium FAQ

Opioid Analgesics FAQ

RELATED VAULTS #

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 #

Do dried poppy pods contain extractable opiates?

What are the differences between opium, heroin, and red r...

Is it illegal to sell Dragon's Blood Incense as 'Red Rock...

Do poppy seeds really contain active levels of opiates?

ARTICLES & WRITINGS #

The Pleasures of Opium, by Thomas de Quincey

EXPERIENCES #

Opium in Thailand, by Atrain

Well, It Did Not Work, by Amateur Chemist