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Opium
Opium derives from the poppy plant. Opiates include legal painkillers such as morphine, but also the illicit drug heroin.
371 Questions
Did Samuel Coleridge die from Opium addiction If not what?
Samuel Colderidge-Taylor the composer? An articule I read by David Britton stated that he died from pneumonia, which had been previously diagnosed but was aggravated by his tremendous work load and the cause of his untimely death aged 37.
What missionaries existed in China after the Opium Wars?
James Hudson Taylor, Robert Morrison, and William Burns.
What events led to the opium war?
he opium war was started by the british
people selling opium to the Chinese people for
their goods. The emporer of china was angry
because of all of the people always on opium so
he made it illegal to sell or buy opium. When
Britain kept selling the opium illegaly, that's what started the war.
heroin addicts.
Why the British were eager to end the ban of opium in china?
The opium trade was extremely profitable for the British, and thus they wished to end the ban of opium in order to resume the opium trade and make profits.
Where did the British get their opium before and during the opium wars?
they got it from India then manufactured the opium
Religion is the opium of masses?
It was a quotation from Karl Marx's 1843 Contribution to Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right .
What does the latin name for Opium Poppy mean?
The Latin name for Opium Poppy is 'Papaver Somniferum'. 'Papaver' is the word for a poppy and 'somniferum' means 'I bring sleep'. So in Latin, Papaver Somniferum means 'poppy which brings sleep' referring to the sedative and painkilling nature of opium.
Why do we remember the soldiers that died with a flower that is a opium drug?
The idea was to use wild poppies that were found growing in large numbers on the battlefields in Northern France and Belgium as a symbol of the blood that had been shed by so many, as well as a hopeful sign for the future in the form of a flower. It must have seemed appropriate at the time, and I don't think anyone had the slightest idea that these wild flowers could be in any way connected to the misuse of drugs.
Who profits legally from opium production?
Opium is grown and sold legally in many countries as it is a key ingredient in a number of legally used pharmaceuticals such as morphine and its derivatives. In some countries it can only be grown under special license, and sold within sepcific legal conditions.
How long does it take opium to leave your system?
Opium can stay in the human body for 2-5 days depending on your water consumption. To get the master detox drink certo.
Did opium have a big affect on people in the 1800s?
The affect that opium had on people was mainly the First opium war 1839-1842. That war was between the British East India Company and Qing Dyunasty of China forcing China to allow free trade in opium. The era was known as the "end of Chinese isolation bringing them into modern Chinese history ending the monopoly of trading in opium. The rest is all history with the Chinese bringing opium to Sanfrancisco and addicting many Americans.
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Dried latex that comes from the opium poppy, which contains morphine, which is used to make heroin
