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    This document provides information about opium, including: 1. Myanmar has surpassed Afghanistan as the world's largest producer of opium, according to the UN. 2. Opium is derived from the opium poppy plant and contains alkaloids like morphine and codeine. It has long been used as a pain reliever but is also highly addictive. 3. India legally produces opium for the pharmaceutical industry and is the world's largest manufacturer of legal opium, according to the CIA World Factbook.

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    Opium (or poppy tears, scientific name: Lachryma papaveris) is dried latex obtained from the seed
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    o Geographic origin: Uncertain, possibly Asia Minor, or Spain, southern France and
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    o Source plant(s): Papaver somniferum
    o Main consumers: Worldwide (#1: Europe)

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    opium, narcotic drug that is obtained from the unripe seedpods of the opium poppy (Papaver
    somniferum), a plant of the family Papaveraceae. (See poppy.) Opium is obtained by slightly incising
    the seed capsules of the poppy after the plant’s flower petals have fallen. The slit seedpods exude a
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    Opium is a highly addictive narcotic drug derived from the opium poppy, which contains alkaloids
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    Nov 23, 2023 · Opium is a sticky dark-brown gum with a strong odour. It can also be
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    Legal opium production in India. Legal cultivation of opium for medicinal purposes is carried out
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