Opium Facts

Opium  is the sap-like substance that comes from the poppy plant.  For medical purposes this sap is synthesized to different components such as Codeine and Morphine which is used to treat everything from coughing, dental work to serious injury trauma.  So in essence, opium is the base product of all opiates pharmacuetical and illicit.  Below you will find a number of different Opium Facts.

Opium  when used as a drug is smoked, injected, eaten and ingested, liquified and snorted, or made in to a tea.  Opium, although not as strong as Heroin, its synthesized counterpart, is highly addictive and requires very little time for a person to grow a tolerance to it.

Opium has been used in Asia for centuries but only was it known to be highly addictive when people started smoking it much later in the timeline.  Previously it was only ingested.

One should take strong caution if attempting to do opium illegally and should be avoided at all costs for a number of reasons.  Know ahead of time that once you build a tolerance it is very easily to get hooked and the withdrawals are horribly intense.  

We would never condone the use of drugs in this website but we aim to educate on what to expect as a result of doing so. Once addicted, the user will need more and more to achieve the same high.  This is called "chasing" the high.  Opium addictions can get very expensive costing hundreds of dollars a month.  

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Learn more about Opium Withdrawals

Opium addiction help through medical treatment can vary from patient to patient.  Previously many people took Methadone as a means of getting themselves off of opium, which is still highly addictive.  A newer medication has been getting the attention of the medical field lately is called Suboxone  (Buprenorphine) which is commonly used for Opium / Heroin detoxification which seems to almost completely eliminate all withdrawal symptoms of opium and heroin.  As of now, the government highly regulates the use of Beprenorphine  (Suboxone) due to its "newness" and very few doctors are licensed to prescribe this drug.

It is a common misconception that Opium isn't as addictive as drugs such as Heroin, when in fact, it is one of the most addictive drugs bought on the street.  Opium contains a large amount of addictive chemicals in which morphine and codeine are derived from.

Word of caution:  Today many people are calling heroin "opium" as to get others to try the drug.  Opium doesn't sound as threatening to others as heroin does, but do not be fooled, most of the time what is called "opium" is actually heroin.  Nevertheless, opium is highly addictive and extremely dangerous.

If you or a loved on are addicted to opium, heroin or any other opioid narcotics, feel free to visit our Opioid and Heroin Resources page to find a wide variety of resources, treatment options and websites pertaining to opioid addiction treatment help.