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It is the opium poppy. (Papaver somniferum)

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What contains opiates?

Opium contains various opiates such as morphine, codeine and thebaine.


Does morphine contain codeine?

morphine and codeine are both opiates, to make it easyer for you to understand , morphine is the corvette of opiate pain killers and codeine is the toyota 2 totally different painkillers , 2 different animals


You took a urine alanis and it was positive for morphine after taking tylenal with codeine why is that?

Tylenol with codeine and morphine are both narcotics. The actual chemical name for codeine is methylmorphine. Both are derived from the poppy plant.(opium) Codeine has most of the pharmacologic characteristics of morphine. Just not as strong


Is codeine a form of cocaine?

no, codeine is an opiate, derived from the opium plant. it is similar to percocet. opiates have the oposite effect of cocaine.


Why does morphine heroin and codeine have similar effects on the body?

Morphine and Codiene are both Opiates in that they are derived from the poppy plant, Papaver somniferum.It is not clear whether they have the same, or different, mechanisms of action. http://psy.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/44/6/515


Is morphine an opium?

No. Opium is a mixture of several drugs, one of which is morphine. Heroin is a derivative of morphine. The two are similar but unrelated (except that the morphine is usually taken from opium).


What plant contains many different alkaloids and is the source of opium?

The plant that contains many different alkaloids and is the source of opium is the opium poppy, known by its scientific name Papaver somniferum. Opium from this plant is a narcotic drug that contains compounds such as morphine and codeine.


Are opiates methamphetamine?

No. Opiates are drugs that are made from the opium poppy, like heroin, morphine, oxycodone, hydrocodone (Vicodin), Suboxone, methadone, codeine, Percocet, Dilaudid (hydromorphone), etc. All opiates are depressants. Amphetamines and methamphetamines are stimulant drugs. They are a completely different class of drugs, most commonly called "speed."


Does codeine have cocaine in it?

No. Codeine does not have Cocaine in it, the two are not related. Codeine is a derivative opium (the base material for morphine and heroin) the sap from a poppy head, while Cocaine comes from the leaves of the coca plant.


What is codeine derived from?

Codeine is the stepped down version of morphine, which is the active ingredient in the opium scrapped from opium poppies. Google codeine to see the chemical process in preparing this substance.


Which pain relieving drug is taken from the poppy?

In medicine, drugs derived or synthesized from alkaloids of the opium poppy plant are known as opiates. Morphine and codiene are examples of opiates.


Which part of the opium plant contains morphine?

Morphine is primarily found in the latex sap of the opium poppy plant's unripe seed pods. The opium poppy's seed pods contain a milky liquid that contains morphine as well as codeine and other alkaloids.