If you don't take them in the first place, you don't have to worry about getting them out of your urine.

Very much so if abused. Start with a Very small dose especially if you are not opiate tolerate. And opium is very addictive.

1) They claim that there land is to 'salty' to grow other crops

2) Opium sells for much for that rice

Papaver rhoeas has a very different alkaloidal makeup than Papaver somniferum, the opium poppy. While containing virtually no morphine or codeine, Papaver rhoeas does contain high levels of the alkaloid thebaine, which, through complex chemical synthesis, can be converted into drugs such as oxycodone, buprenorphine, and the more potent Bentley compounds. While the above mentioned drugs are still usually manufactured using Papaver somniferum, many pharmaceutical companies, as well as national governments (read about the Nixon plan during the '70s) have considered the possibility of using Papaver rhoeas as a substitute for the opium poppy due to its high thebaine content. To answer your question succinctly, Papaver rhoeas does contain opiate alkaloids (i.e. thebaine), though not morphine or codeine (or the levels are so low as to be insignificant), and therefore does not "make opium" in the traditional sense. Further, conversion of thebaine to any psychoactive opioid constituent requires complex laboratory synthesis and equipment out of the reach of anyone but the most expert of chemists.

Opium addiction, along with heroin, morphine, codeine and the other synthetic opioids, is a rapidly-progressing addiction that can hook you in a matter of days (as you probably know already). It is also a difficult addiction to leave, because of the discomfort of the withdrawal.

Fortunately, it is also treatable if you want to kick. The ideal method is short-term detox with a replacement drug such as Suboxone (which kills the sickness and speeds up the detox), followed by comprehensive treatment and support. If you live in any large city there should be resources open to you.

We also recommend attending Narcotics Anonymous meetings so that you will meet people who have been successful and can help you along in your recovery.

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Opium is a drug made from the poppy plant. Poppies grow in many different countries but most poppies today are used to make heroin and opium is much less popular than in was in the past. In the past opium was widely used for both medical and recreational purposes.

Opium is made by drying the latex contained with in the opium poppy. It contains morphine usually about 8-10% by weight. This is what makes opium addictive. It also contains some codeine and other alkaloids. Typically opium is smoked in order to vaporize the morphine and get high (or relieve pain). Opium was also used in other ways. For instance Laudanum was a solution of opium in alcohol that was used as a way to consume opium (and thus morphine).

Opium is usually a tar-like material and can be sticky. It varies in color from yellow to tan to brown or black. Opium is not widely available because it is not very popular and it is much more profitable to refine the opium into heroin which is easier to smuggle and easier to sell. Like morphine, heroin, and oxycodone, opium is addictive and causes tolerance and dependence.

China was forced to legalize opium and began massive domestic production

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in the Midwest $10 a gram , $20 max (per gram)

Heroin and any narcotic pain medication is opium based.

Yes, that is true, however I believe he/she wants to know how prevalent opium itself is in America. The answer to that is pretty unclear, but I would say that, generally, opium is NOT very prevalent in America. In some (few) regions of the US, you may find many opium users, but in most places the majority of people have never used, nor know anything about it. Opiate drugs, such as heroin (diacetylmorphine) and opiate based painkillers, are VERY prevalent in the US though. You may still see a little bit of opium place to place, but it is very scarce. Most US opium is not even imported, but instead, home grown. Almost every drug dealer, in big cities, would look at you stupid if you asked for opium. (May think you are a narcotics agent too! Be careful! LOL!)

At one point in time, during the early 1900s, opium was quite prevalent among Chinese and other Oriental Americans. (Primarily in China Towns in big cities) Opium dens used to be a legitimate business, but laws were made against opium to intentionally target Chinese (and other Oriental) Americans. There even was a law that made it illegal to carry two water buckets on a bamboo pole! Or to wear a braided ponytail! The final straw for opium's legality was when it was suggested to the US government that opium was used by the Chinese to seduce and rape white women. This, of course, was NOT true, but the paranoia of the US government prevailed, once again! Since then, opium has been a rarity and oddity. Some groups of (mainly foreign) people still use opium (secretly) in the US, but it is an underground activity. Very few American born citizens use the drug. Its highly unlikely to find a dealer who sells it. Recently, there have been whispers that opium is making a pop-cultural comeback, but many are skeptical about the idea. I hope this answers your question a little better. My advice to anyone considering using opium (or any opiate based drug) is to NOT do it, and stay AWAY from it. Its highly addictive, and ANYONE can fall into the habit. I have seen several close friends fall apart from withdrawals from opiate based drugs. The withdrawals are SO horrible and painful that some consider suicide! STAY AWAY from opiates! (unless you are prescribed to such a drug for medical reasons) Opiate based drugs can be an absolute miracle to those living with severe or chronic pain, but those who abuse and misuse her WILL be punished. Respect her, or she WILL take her vengeance upon you!

No, they do not and can not differentiate between heroin and other opiates, such as hydrocodone or morphine. Opiates all show up under one panel ("opiates"), although oxycodone, methadone, and subutex/suboxone DO show up under their own separate panels. This is not likely to change because it would require a lot more tax payer money in order to use the more expensive multi-panel tests that would actually be able to differentiate.

methadone, morphine, codeine.....

Comes in different forms. Heroin, methadone is used in clinics to ween people off heroin. Codeine is in various prescription only narcotics [[Oxycontin, oxycodone, Tylenol 3, vicodin, percocets...]]

If by good, you mean increasing health benefits with no negatives, the answer is no. However it can be very good if you have medical ailments such as diarrhea, any sort of pain, insomnia (however can be energizing to some), etc. Now, Opium, despite popular belief, in reality is not all that bad for you. Now addiction is a potential (please note a rising number of educated people are even saying addiction is not a real thing, it is just seen as a taboo), if you believe in it. Overdose can happen, however is opium is smoked it is VERY difficult to overdose. If you eat opium it is easier to overdose (a vast majority overdose due to taking opium with alcohol or another depressant) , but if you play it safe and have knowledge about what you are doing, then honestly its probably ONE of the safest cleanest drugs you can do. Always be smart and safe.

Opium which is also known as Paregoric or Laudanum, will stay in the blood for about 6 hours. In urine it is 2 to 4 days and saliva is 1 to 4 days.

No.Opiates are Narcotics. Zoloft is not a narcotic.

The Opium War is a shameful blot of Britain's history. This is because the British traders were trying to force a negative item, or a drug to be precise, into China, who refused to accept it. The reason China decided to refuse it is because the Opium is making the citizens addicts, and therefore must be stopped. The British didn't take this as a lesson, but instead declared war on China for not accepting an item that shouldn't be sold in the first place. So, this concludes that the war was declared without much consideration and thinking. Thus, I belive that The Opium War is a shameful blot of Britain's history.

This depends on several different factors. The potency of the opium, user tolerance, method of administration, etc... The ingredients in opium that actually cause the "high" or "buzz" are morphine, codeine, thebaine, and several others. These chemicals are known as opium alkaloids or opiates. If you do a little research on these chemicals, and how the body if effected by and uses them, you will get a much better understanding. Opium is actually a "cocktail" of several different narcotic alkaloids. Even opium itself varies from plant to plant, and has different levels of each alkaloid in it. You will easily be able to find MUCH information on how these alkaloids work and how they are used. I can describe how they work, basically, however...

When an opiate enters the body, it is taken into the bloodstream. The blood carries it to the brain, where it attaches to special receptors in the brain (between the synapses) called "opiate receptors" or "opioid receptors" (to be more generic). When these molecules attach to the receptors, they actually slow down the signals from the nerves in the body to the brain. These signals from the body's nerves are what tells the brain "OUCH!" when something hurts you, and you feel the pain. Since the opiates slow down, or almost totally block out these signals, pain is barely, if at all, felt. The body will feel slightly numb, or desensitized for lack of a better word. The opiates also cause the brain to release high levels of serotonin and dopamine, which are natural endorphins that make you feel pleasure or happiness. The high levels that opiates cause the brain to release cause a feeling of euphoria (EXTREME happiness), content, safety and security, confidence, and general well-being and satisfaction. It is a depressant-narcotic, so it slows down the central nervous system (CNS). This can cause dizziness, uncoordinated movement, nausea, lethargy and drowsiness, slowed heartbeat and breathing, and several other side effects. However, side-effects vary greatly from person to person, with some experiencing very few or none, and some experiencing several or almost all. It depends on the person's body chemistry and their opiate tolerance. Different opiates have only slightly different effects, and in essences, they all serve the same basic purpose.

Just do a little research on opiate alkaloids and how they work in the body. You will understand it better. Remember that opium is NOT just one drug, but several different ones that come from the same plant's resin (or latex/gum). Drugs like diacetylmorphine (aka Heroin) are actually semi-synthetic and are NOT found naturally in the opium plant. Drugs like this are instead refined from the natural alkaloids to form new substances. Be sure to look up the NATURAL alkaloids found in opium that have not been tampered with. Examples are, once again,: Morphine, Codeine, Thebaine, and several others...

Little known fact:

Did you know that Heroin is actually a brand-name? It certainly is! Heroin is actually Diacetylmorphine, a chemically altered form of morphine which has a better bio-availability and acts quicker in the body. It was created by what is now know as Bayer Aspirin Co., a German pharmaceutical company. Bayer Aspirin was actually called Bayer Heroin, until the drug was removed from the market and made illegal due to abuse and addiction problems. So next time you see that bottle of Bayer Aspirin, remember what Bayer REALLY got started with! HAHA!

...and No, this is NOT a joke. It IS TRUE!

That is a mighty big question no one realy knows they have found it 4-5000 years ago through archialogy and was even used by the great Doc. Galin in treatment of his pacients in Rome. But through out history of humans at least when we left the neolithic era and forged into agriculture it has been around perhaps longer, predating recorded history so that question is like asking who invented fire.

First Opium War

i know why its cauz well really why am i doing this i dont know lol!

U.S. Congress bans opium in 1905

Papaver orientale does not contain any morphine or codeine but it does contain some other alkaloids including thebaine, which can be used to make drugs.