Opium

Dried latex of the unripe seed pod of P. somniferum, commonly smoked.

Documents:

• Opium FAQ
• Determination of loss on drying or consistency of opium samples using microwave ovens
  By S. Banjeree - A rapid method for estimating moisture in opium samples
• Thin-layer and gas chromatographic analysis of hashish samples containing opium
  A. M. A. VERWEY & A. H. WITTE 1973

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Contacts and URLs:

• Hedonistic Imperative (homepage, more info)
  Entry point for an eclectic group of sites with information and opinions on many things, including drugs.
  • 17th century engraving of man harvesting opium. (related items...)
  • Cover image from "Black opium: the shocking ecstasy of the forbidden" (related items...)
  • Girl harvesting opium (related items...)
  • Illustration of an opium den. (related items...)
  • Illustration of turkish opium smokers. (related items...)
  • Photo of a man smoking opium (related items...)
  • Preparing an opium pipe (related items...)
  • Shanghai woman smoking an opium pipe. (related items...)
• poppies.org (homepage, more info)
  Web portal and forums devoted to poppies. Home of the Somni-Forum
• Miscellaneous URLs
  • Images from the preprohibition era
    Before Prohibition: Images from the preprohibition era when many psychotropic substances were legally available in America and Europe (related items...)
  • Opium, Made Easy: One Gardner's Encounter with the War on Drugs
    Fascinating article from Harper's magazine. (related items...)

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Images:

• Opium

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Trip Reports:

• The Pleasures of Opium: From Confessions of an English Opium Eater by Thomas de Quincey.
  Substances: Laudanum, Opium
• It gets better and better: Falling in love with smoking opium
  Substances: Opium
• Homemade Opium: Taken orally, with good results
  Substances: Opium

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