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OPIUM PAGE |
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Street Names |
| skee / joy plant / pen
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| smoke
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Behaviour |
| central nervous system sedative
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narcotic |
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OPIUM is the crudest form and also the least potent of the opiate
drugs
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It is harvested from the unripened seed of the
poppy plant when the skin is lacerated.
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APPEARANCE |
Opium is a milky substance when collected and
becomes a sticky brown resin and when dried turns black.
This black form is mostly smoked, but can also be eaten or
injected
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PRESENTATION |
Opium on the street is sold in its black dry
form either as a powder or as a solid
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EFFECT |
Opiates first produce a feeling of pleasure and euphoria, but
with their continued use the body demands larger amounts to reach
the same sense of well-being
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Malnutrition, respiratory complications, and low blood pressure
are some of the illnesses associated with addiction |
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Nicotine |
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