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Heroin originates from the opium poppy plant. A poppy plant pod contains a white syrup which when dried forms what is known as opium. It is from opium that among other drugs heroin is derived.

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Morphine comes from opium poppy or simply called opium plant, Papaver Somniferum

Morphine is a potent opiate analgesic.

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Heroin is an opiate

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