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• Opium poppy — Papaver somniferum Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …   Wikipedia

• Poppy straw — (left) and seeds (right) Opium poppy capsules Poppy str …   Wikipedia

• Opium replacement — simply means the process of replacing the growing as a cash crop of the opium poppy, the source of morphine and heroin, with non drug crops. This kind of project was probably first discussed in the mid sixties, and was first implemented in… …   Wikipedia

• Opium — For other uses, see Opium (disambiguation). Opium Opium poppy fruit exuding latex from a cut Botanical Opium Source plant(s) Papaver somnifer …   Wikipedia

• Opium production in Afghanistan — Harvested poppy capsules. Afghanist …   Wikipedia

• Opium —    Burma s most profitable cash crop. Opium and its derivatives, especially heroin, generate hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue annually. Raw opium latex is extracted from the pods of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum), which is… …   Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)

• Poppy (musical) — Infobox Musical name= Poppy caption= Original Recording music= Monty Norman lyrics= Peter Nichols book= Peter Nichols basis= The Opium Wars productions= 1982 Royal Shakespeare Company 1983 West End 1998 West End Revival 2005 West End Revival… …   Wikipedia

• Opium — An addictive narcotic drug derived from the unripe seedpods of the opium poppy. Preparations of opium were called laudanum. Derivatives of laudanum include paregoric (a drug to treat diarrhea), morphine and heroin. For centuries, opium was used… …   Medical dictionary

• Opium and Alkaloid Works — The Opium and Alkaloid Works (OAW) is an Indian government owned company located in the city of Ghazipur and the town Neemuch.[1] Contents 1 Products 2 Factories 2.1 Ghazipur factory …   Wikipedia

• Opium licensing — is a policy instrument used to counter illegal drug cultivation and production. It has been used in countries such as Turkey and India to curb illegal opium production. The main mechanism used under opium licensing is a shift from cultivation… …   Wikipedia

• Opium and Romanticism — Readers of Romantic poetry usually come into contact with literary criticisms about the influence of opium on its works. Whether or not opium had a direct effect is still up for debate, however the literary criticisms that have emerged throughout …   Wikipedia