What Are the Effects of Smoking Opium?
Opium is the raw, gummy tar harvested from opium poppies. It is a schedule 2 drug in the United States, meaning that it has a medical use but also has a high potential for abuse that can lead to physical and psychological dependence. Opium is the organic source of all opiates and contains morphine, codeine, thebaine and papaverine. People generally smoke opium to eliminate pain or experience a euphoric high, both of which are due to a significant increase in endorphins.
