1. Opium
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2. Names for Opium Scientific Names and Common Names for Opium:
Street Names:
Dover’s Deck
Dover’s Powder
Dream Stickiness
Dreams
Easing Powder
Gee
God’s Medicine
Gondola
Goric
Gum
Great Tobacco
Hop or Hops
Joy Plant
Midnight Oil O
O.P.
Ope
Pox
Skee
Toxy
Toys
Zero
Older Names from Ancient China:
Ah-Pen-Yen
Buddha
Chillum
Chinese Molasses
Chinese Tobacco
Fi-Do-Nie
Gee
Goric
Pen Yen
Pin Gon
Pin Yan
When-shee
Yen S hey Suey Ze
Scientific Names and Common Names for Opium:
Papaver somniferum L.
Papaver bracteatum
Somniferum
Opium Poppy
Poppy

3. Classification and Identification
Opium is considered a narcotic, which is made from the white liquid of the poppy plant. Generally found as a block of brown or black looking tar powder.
However it can be purchased as a liquid or a solid.
It causes a physical dependence from usage.
Opium is considered a depressant as it can:
Lower heart and breathing rate, rendering you unconscious, or causing death because you can actually stop breathing.
Derivatives include:
Heroine
Morphine
Oxytocin
Stays in the body up to 48 hours after you’ve used opium or its derivatives.

4. Opium Paraphernalia
Because it was so popular to smoke in the 1800’s and the 1900’s, especially in China and the United States, the Chinese actually made a large portion of the used paraphernalia.
Opium Pipes-Usually made from bamboo and brass, would have tiny bowls on them to load the opium in.
Opium Bowls-either ceramic or bamboo
Opium cans-these would be filled with the components to smoke opium, including paper and the opium itself.
Opium Lamps-These would have little protective cages and chains on them.
Opium Pill/Pellet Rollers-Opium paste would have to be applied to a pill/pellet before someone could actually smoke it.

5. Images of Paraphernalia

6. Administration of Opium
Smoked
Injected
Pill form
Can be mixed with other drugs:
Marijuana, methamphetamine and Opium together is called ‘Black.’
‘Buddha’ is potent marijuana spiked with opium.

7. Effects of Opium on the human body
Short term effects of smoking Opium
These cause:
Short term highs
Relaxation
Pain relief
Reduced anxiety
Impaired coordination and alertness
Over time:
Causes:
Weightloss
Heightened anxiety
Mental Deterioration
Potential for death should overdosage occur
Other Effects:
Euphoria
Relaxation
Emotional detachment or floating outside oneself
Altered mood and mental state
Sleepiness
Reduced energy
Reduced sex drive
Sweating
Reduced appetite
Difficulty concentrating
Coma
death

8. Effects of Opium on the human body (Continued)
Causes of prolonged use:
Lung disorders
Emphysema
Cancer
Damage to the:
Brain
Liver
Lungs
Kidneys
Other organs as well
These effects do not go away quickly, which is why it’s better to quit opium use early after you’ve started

9. Work Cited
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