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Opium is a powerful drug that is used as a pain reliever in many prescriptions. But opium is also a street drug with a substantial effect and can be both addictive and dangerous.... More »
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Opium and its various constituents exert effects upon the body ranging from analgesia, or insensitivity to pain, to narcosis, or depressed physiological activity leading to stupor. Opium users describe experiencing a feeling of calm and well-being.
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Opium has the appearance of dark brown chunks called cakes or bricks or as a powder form. People take opium in a number of different ways. At first, opium was taken orally. Smoking opium did not begin until after the discovery of America. ... The effects of opium differ from person to person. Several factors will effect...
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Effects of Smoking Opium. Opium is a powerful drug that is used as a pain reliever in many prescriptions. But opium is also a street drug with a substantial effect and can be both addictive and dangerous. ... The Effects of Smoking Opium...
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The Effects of Smoking Opium. While smoking opium may seem exotic and tantalizing, the truth could not be farther from the image.
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The opium poppy is cultivated in lower Mesopotamia. The Sumerians refer to it as Hul Gil, the 'joy plant.' The Sumerians would soon pass along the plant and its euphoric effects to the Assyrians. ... In San Francisco, smoking opium in the city limits is banned and is confined to neighboring Chinatowns and their opium dens.
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EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION ... Opiates and opioids are classes of depressant analgesics derived from or chemically similar to substances found in P. somniferum, the opium poppy. They include both naturally occurring and synthetic substances.
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