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| − | '''Opium''' is a narcotic drug, a crude extract of the opium [[poppy]], Papaver somniferum. Further processing of opium produces [[ | + | '''Opium''' is a narcotic drug, a crude extract of the opium [[poppy]], Papaver somniferum. [[Morphine]], and its prodrug [[codeine]], are the narcotic substances that occur naturally in opium. Further processing of opium produces [[heroin]], synthesised from the dry latex of the opium poppy, and other '''opiate''' drugs, so called for their source. |
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Revision as of 23:23, January 6, 2025
Opium is a narcotic drug, a crude extract of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum. Morphine, and its prodrug codeine, are the narcotic substances that occur naturally in opium. Further processing of opium produces heroin, synthesised from the dry latex of the opium poppy, and other opiate drugs, so called for their source.