A report on Opiate, Opium and Morphine

Harvesting the poppy pod.
Opium poppy seed pod exuding latex from a cut
A localized reaction to intravenous morphine caused by histamine release in the veins
A chart outlining the structural features that define opiates and opioids, including distinctions between semi-synthetic and fully synthetic opiate structures
Poppy crop from the Malwa in India (probably Papaver somniferum var. album )
Before the Morphine by Santiago Rusiñol
Codeine
Opium users in Java during the Dutch colonial period c. 1870
Morphine Hydrochloride Ampoule for Veterinary Use
Chemical structure of morphine
Latin translation of Avicenna's Canon of Medicine, 1483
Latex bleeding from a freshly-scored seed pod
Morphine addiction cure advertisement in the year 1900
An artist's view of an Ottoman opium seller
Morphine biosynthesis in the opium poppy
An opium den in 18th-century China through the eyes of a Western artist
Chemical structure of morphine. The benzylisoquinoline backbone is shown in green.
A Chinese opium house, photograph 1902
Morphine structure showing its standard ring lettering and carbon numbering system.
Destruction of opium at Humen, June 1839
Same structure, but in a three-dimensional perspective.
British opium ships
First generation production of alkaloids from licit latex-derived opium
British assault on Canton during the First Opium War, May 1841
Friedrich Sertürner
Storage of opium at a British East India Company warehouse, c. 1850
Advertisement for curing morphine addiction, c. 1900
The cover page of the book of The Truth about Opium Smoking
An ampoule of morphine with integral needle for immediate use. Also known as a "syrette". From WWII. On display at the Army Medical Services Museum.
Map showing the amount of opium produced in China in 1908: The quote "We English, by the policy we have pursued, are morally responsible for every acre of land in China which is withdrawn from the cultivation of grain and devoted to that of the poppy; so that the fact of the growth of the drug in China ought only to increase our sense of responsibility." is by Lord Justice Fry.
Example of different morphine tablets
Apothecary vessel for storage of opium as a pharmaceutical, Germany, 18th or 19th century
Two capsules (5 mg & 10 mg) of morphine sulfate extended- release
Modern vial of morphine first isolated from opium by Friedrich Sertürner
1 milliliter ampoule containing 10 mg of morphine
Harvesting opium
International drug routes
Afghanistan, Helmand province. A Marine greets local children working in the field of opium poppies near the base.
Afghanistan opium poppy cultivation, 1994–2016 (hectares)
200 g Spanish opium ball
An Akha man smokes a pipe containing opium mixed with tobacco

An opiate, in classical pharmacology, is a substance derived from opium.

- Opiate

Morphine is a pain medication of the opiate family that is found naturally in opium, a dark brown resin in poppies (Papaver somniferum).

- Morphine

Approximately 12 percent of opium is made up of the analgesic alkaloid morphine, which is processed chemically to produce heroin and other synthetic opioids for medicinal use and for the illegal drug trade.

- Opium

The latex also contains the closely related opiates codeine and thebaine, and non-analgesic alkaloids such as papaverine and noscapine.

- Opium

The psychoactive compounds found in the opium plant include morphine, codeine, and thebaine.

- Opiate
Harvesting the poppy pod.

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The recreational drug lean can be created with codeine syrup (pictured).

Codeine

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The recreational drug lean can be created with codeine syrup (pictured).

Codeine is an opiate and prodrug of morphine used to treat pain, coughing, and diarrhea.

Codeine occurs naturally and makes up about 2% of opium.

Chemical structure of morphine, the prototypical opioid.

Opioid

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Chemical structure of morphine, the prototypical opioid.
US. Top line represents the number of benzodiazepine deaths that also involved opioids. Bottom line represents benzodiazepine deaths that did not involve opioids.
Locants of the morphine molecule
INTA: selective agonist of KOR-DOR and KOR-MOR heteromers. Does not recruit β-arrestin II. Antinociceptive devoid of aversion, tolerance, and dependence in mice.
A sample of raw opium
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US yearly deaths involving prescription opioids. is a category dominated by illegally acquired fentanyl, and has been excluded.<ref name=NIDA-deaths>Overdose Death Rates. By National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).</ref>
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Opioids are substances that act on opioid receptors to produce morphine-like effects.

Opioids include opiates, an older term that refers to such drugs derived from opium, including morphine itself.

Papaver somniferum

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Species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae.

Species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae.

Papaver rhoeas L. - flower. Many people confuse this weed poppy with Papaver somniferum.
Papaver somniferum plant showing the typical glaucous appearance
Papaver somniferum flower
Close-up of the center of the flower
Polish makowiec, a nut roll filled with poppy seed paste
Dried poppy seed pods and stems (plate), and seeds (bowl)
Capsule of Papaver somniferum showing latex (opium) exuding from incision
A red opium poppy flower used for ornamental purposes
Czech blue poppy flower
Czech blue poppy seeds
Opium poppy fields near Metheringham, Lincolnshire, England
Dried blue, gray, and white poppy seeds used for pastries in Germany
White poppy seeds, magnified

It is the species of plant from which both opium and poppy seeds are derived and is also a valuable ornamental plant, grown in gardens.

Opium contains a class of naturally occurring alkaloids known as opiates, that include morphine, codeine, thebaine, oripavine, papaverine and noscapine.

Thebaine

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Thebaine (paramorphine), also known as codeine methyl enol ether, is an opiate alkaloid, its name coming from the Greek Θῆβαι, Thēbai (Thebes), an ancient city in Upper Egypt.

A minor constituent of opium, thebaine is chemically similar to both morphine and codeine, but has stimulatory rather than depressant effects.