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).

Other meanings

"Opium" is the name of a perfume by Yves Saint Laurent. A poster advertising campaign for the perfume caused great controversy in October and November 2000. The posters showed a voluptuous model, Sophie Dahl, photographed (by Stephen Meisel) lying on her back wearing only a pair of stiletto heels http://www.sophie-dahl.com/images/full-size/opium.jpg. The Advertising Standards Authority received hundreds of complaints from the public, and ordered the posters to be withdrawn on the grounds that they were too sexually suggestive and likely to cause "serious or widespread offence". http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,413209,00.html

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Perfume - Yves Saint Laurent - Advertising campaign - 2000 - Model - Sophie Dahl - Stiletto heels - Advertising Standards Authority

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"Opium" is the best-known song of the Portuguese Goth metal band Moonspell, released in 1996 on the album Irreligious.

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Portuguese - Goth metal - Moonspell - 1996

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