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Opium

Opium derives from the poppy plant. Opiates include legal painkillers such as morphine, but also the illicit drug heroin.

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Does Absinthe have opium in it?

No. Absinthe has alcohol in it, but not opiates.

Is it illegal to possess loritab?

It's only illegall if you are possessing Lortabs that were not prescribed for you. But if the Tabs are yours , prescribed by YOUR dr.

What happened as a result of the opium war?

In short, China had to accept the opium trade. Britain, in particular, really gained from this. They made the Chinese sign two treaties, both of which were remarkably unfair. These treaties gave the British the right to open ports in China for wholly unrestricted trade. The same treaties made China hand over Hong Kong to Britain and provided for fixed tariffs. Other countries tried to make similarly unfair deals with China, and violence would break out over these same issues again and again.

Why is opium no longer used as an ingredient in perfume?

Opium is no longer used as an ingredient in perfume because of its additive quality. Though YSL produces a perfume named Opium, there is no ingredient of opium used in the manufacture of the perfume Opium!

Do you need special poppys to make opium?

Yes, the variety you need is papaver somniferum, which believe it or not, is the same poppy that grows from common poppy seeds used in cooking. I have grown opium poppies by simply sowing the seeds bought from the spice section of the grocery store. Growing these is legal, however as soon as you cut the seed pod to extract the latex, you are a felon. Enjoy your garden, just sprinkle the seeds on the soil, very thin layer of soil to cover, after the plant flowers and the petals fall off, the seed pod will start to swell, maybe a week after flowering shallow cuts in the pod will yield white latex which dries to a brownish black tar. Raw opium, which can be smoked or eaten. This is for informational purposes only, I do not condone the illegal activity of extracting opium from poppies.

How do you spell opium?

Opium, you spelled it correctly.

How do you use opium in a sentence?

opium is a drug that you smoke so you could say, "My father used to smoke opium".

Who introduced the smoking of opium to the US?

The Chinese around San Francisco around 1850, when they came here for the gold rush.

What is the duration of Raw Opium?

The duration of Raw Opium is 1.4 hours.

Do nightquil contain opium?

Although some cough syurps do contain CODIENE, nightquil does not, it includes DXM or Dextromethorphan which is a hypnotic drug. Codiene cough syurps can be prescribed but in the U.S. are not sold otc. Happy Hunting

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How does poppy grow in Afghanistan?

Very well. We envy their freedom. Don't try growing them in your country; it's probably illegal.

British cultivation of opium in India?

In the late 18th century,the English East India company was buying tea and silk from China for sale in England.England at this time produced nothing that could be easily sold in China.The Manchus were unwilling to allow the entry of foreign goods.The British could buy tea only by paying silver coins or bullion.This meant an outflow of treasure from England.So they searched for a commodity they could sell in China,something they could persuade Chinese to buy.The British merchants began illegal trade in opium.While the British cultivated a taste for Chinese tea the Chinese became addicted to opium.

As the market for opium grew in China the British forced Indian peasants in Bengal to produce opium.From 1780s,the village headmen began giving them money advances to produce opium.The cultivators were tempted to accept the offer hoping to meet their immediate needs and pay back the loan at a later stage.Thus the Bengal peasants had to cultivate opium on the best land.The government pay was low and they became poorer.

What was result of the opium wars?

Britain gaind the right to trade with china