Opium
Opium is a narcotic drug which is obtained from the unripe seed pods of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L. or the synonym paeoniflorum).
External links
- Erowid Opium Vault
- A New Opium War
- Geopium: Geopolitics of Illicit Drugs in Asia
- Opium in Japan
- Hall of Opium
- Opium Dens of Victorian London
- Opium Poppies
- From Flowers to Heroin, CIA publication
- Opium Made Easy by Michael Pollan (originally appeared in Harper's.)
~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Harvesting opium |
| ► | Opium preparation |
| ► | Chemical properties and physiological effects |
| ► | History of opium |
| ► | Medicinal uses |
| ► | Other meanings |
| ► | See also |
| ► | External links |
| ► | References |
| ► | Photos |
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