Opium
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opium-208-4520767
title:
Opium
text:
Opium is dried latex obtained from the seed capsules of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum. Approximately 12 percent of opium is made up of the analgesic alkaloid morphine, which is processed chemically to produce heroin and other synthetic opioids for medicinal use and for the illegal drug trade. The latex also contains the closely related opiates codeine and thebaine, and non-analgesic alkaloids such as papaverine and noscapine. The traditional, labor-intensive method of obtaining the latex is
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description:
Dried latex of the opium poppy containing narcotic compounds
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium
date created:
2001-12-07T11:19:40Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T05:36:12Z
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