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How is opium made? The unripe seed pods of the opium poppy plant hold a milky substance. People make cuts in the pods to let the substance drain out. It’s then scraped and dried, producing ...

Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan was down sharply last year, according to the United Nations and private sources, but the plants are being grown in most provinces despite a ban imposed by ...

The problem began with a flower, a delicate blossom with a slender stalk. It was a fragile-looking plant, with petals as fine as tissue paper, yet it proved to be a formidable opponent. As the ...

These stock photos show a swan in a lake and (inset) an opium poppy field. Hundreds of swans invaded a poppy field in Slovakia and began consuming the plants, getting addicted to opium in the ...

Opium can also be injected or made into a pill. The poppy plant is also a source of morphine and codeine − non-synthetic opioids − as well as heroin, a semi-synthetic opioid made from morphine ...

The U.S. Defense Department issued a memo on Feb. 17, 2023, warning service members to avoid eating poppy ... of the plant. For example, there are genetically engineered opium poppies that produce ...

Poppy seeds come from a species ... Another factor is the variety or cultivar of the plant. For example, there are genetically engineered opium poppies that produce no morphine or codeine and ...

A 3-year-old boy who loves plants has been honored by police for finding a banned opium poppy in his neighborhood. Kawamura Yuki discovered a plant with blooming purple flowers in an open area ...