Skip to search formSkip to main contentSkip to account menu

Opium

Known as: Opium [Chemical/Ingredient], Papaver somniferum exudate, Papaver somniferum resin 
The air-dried exudate from the unripe seed capsule of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, or its variant, P. album. It contains a number of… 
National Institutes of Health

Related topics

Related topics

38 relations

Broader (6)

Analgesics, OpioidAntidiarrhealsAntitussive AgentsNarcotic Analgesics
Belladonna Alkaloids 16.2 MG / Opium 30 MG Rectal SuppositoryBelladonna Alkaloids 16.2 MG / Opium 60 MG Rectal SuppositoryCodeineCrohn Disease

Narrower (8)

OPIUM, POWDEREDOmnoponPantoponPapaveretum

Papers overview

Semantic Scholar uses AI to extract papers important to this topic.
Review
2012
Review
2012
Transition to injection amongst opioid users in Iran: implications for harm reduction.
2008
2008
O uso do ópio na sociedade romana e a dependência do princeps Marco Aurélio
Recebido em: 26 de Março de 2008 Aceite em: 21 de Dezembro de 2008 O ópio era conhecido e usado com frequência na sociedade… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
Application of micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography to the analysis of illicit drug seizures.
Review
1994
Review
1994
Why Does the Brain Prefer Opium to Broccoli?
(1994). Why Does the Brain Prefer Opium to Broccoli? Harvard Review of Psychiatry: Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 43-46. 
1984
1984
Effects of naloxone and buprenorphine on intravenous acetaldehyde self-injection in rats
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Mutagens produced by the pyrolysis of opium and its alkaloids as possible risk factors in cancer of the bladder and oesophagus.
Samples of opium pipe scrapings (opium dross, called sukhteh locally), but not of crude opium, collected in an area with a high… 
Review
1976
Review
1976
Forensic aspects of high-pressure liquid chromatography.
1972
1972
Pharmacy in medieval Islam and the history of drug addiction.
DRUG ADDIcTIoN, especially through the use of poppy (Papaver somniferum Linn.) and hemp (Cannabis sativa Linn.), is the main… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Use of alcohol and opium by the Meo of Laos.
Understanding the use of addictive and other psychoactive drugs should be attempted in a variety of frameworks. In this study of… 
Review
1949
Review
1949
ENDOCARDITIS IN MAIN LINE OPIUM ADDICTS: Report on Eleven Cases
THE possibility that intravenous injection of opium in addicts might serve as a means of entry for organisms that could cause… 
By clicking accept or continuing to use the site, you agree to the terms outlined in our Privacy Policy (opens in a new tab), Terms of Service (opens in a new tab), and Dataset License (opens in a new tab)