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opium::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | controlled substance, narcotic |
Examples of opium
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One of the Afghans'biggest enemies, McNeill said, is their cultivation of opium.
From the newsobserver.com
In areas of the country under Taliban control, opium production is going strong.
From the dailyherald.com
Between 2011 and 2012, opium production in Afghanistan increased by another 61%.
From the infowars.com
Religion, that misleading and manipulative opium, takes quite a beating as well.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
Vast quantities of opium are produced in the center of the Helmand River Valley.
From the abcnews.go.com
The opium trade is woven into the fabric of the economy of southern Afghanistan.
From the time.com
The Egyptians cultivated opium thebaicum in famous poppy fields around 1300 BCE.
From the en.wikipedia.org
One acre harvested in this way can produce three to five kilograms of raw opium.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Opium production in Afghanistan sky rocketed after the USA occupied the country.
From the economist.com
- An addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy
- Opium is the debut album by KMFDM released in 1984. There were only 200 cassette copies made. The album was re-released in 2002 by KMFDM Records. It was originally recorded in Hamburg, Germany.
- Opium is an Oriental-spicy perfume created for fashion brand Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) by perfumer Jean Amic and Jean-Louis Sieuzac of Roure, first marketed in 1977. Its top notes are a mixture of fruit and spices, with mandarin orange, plum, clove, coriander and pepper, as well as bay leaf. ...
- Opium is the name of a song by the band Moonspell. It is from the album Irreligious and was released as a single.
- A yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine; Anything that numbs or stupefies
- To dream of opium, signifies strangers will obstruct your chances of improving your fortune, by sly and seductive means.
- The opium poppy is the key ingredient for all narcotics. Opium is used to make heroin. It most often looks like a black or brown block of tar-like substance. Opium is smoked. Short-term effects: Opium can cause euphoria, followed by a sense of well-being and a calm drowsiness or sedation. ...
- Afghanistan is the world's largest producer of opium. Bin Laden's organization reportedly makes some of its money providing security for opium shipments.
- The gum formed by the drying juice from the unripened fruit (pods) of the poppy (Papaver somniferum). Opium use as an analgesic predates written history; most likely originating in Mesopotamia (NPEC 2006).
