What is the difference between opium and heroin?
Heroin is a powerful,addictive,painkilling drug.It is one of the most used,rapidly acting and most addictive of the opate family,which includes opium,morphine and codeine.All opates are derived from opium a naturally occuring juice extracted from the seed pod of certian varieties of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum and Papaver setigerum). Heroin or ‘diacetylmorphine’ is a semi-synthetic derivative of morphine.Pure heroin is a white powder with a bitter taste. Street heroin comes in granule, powder, solution or pill forms and varies in colour from white to dark brown thanks to additives or impurities left from the manufacturing process. Opium is the crudest form and also the least potent of the Opiates. Opium is the milky latex fluid contained in the un-ripened seed pod of the opium poppy. As the fluid is exposed to air, it hardens and turns black in color. This dried form is typically smoked, but can also be eaten.The elevated opiate dosage makes it highly addictive. Second, in cont
