![]() The traditional, labor-intensive method of obtaining the latex is to scratch ("score") the immature seed pods (fruits) by hand the latex leaks out and dries to a sticky yellowish residue that is later scraped off and dehydrated. The latex also contains the closely related opiates codeine and thebaine, and non-analgesic alkaloids such as papaverine and noscapine. ![]() Approximately 12 percent of opium is made up of the analgesic alkaloid morphine, which is processed chemically to produce heroin and other synthetic opioids for medicinal use and for the illegal drug trade. ![]() Opium (or poppy tears, scientific name: Lachryma papaveris) is dried latex obtained from the seed capsules of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum. Controlled unless and except for medical use under a license.DE: Anlage III (Special prescription form required).
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