yes, the primary active chemical is morphine which is water soluble therefore snortable
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Actual opium is traditionally prepared as a tarry substance that is not water soluble, and is intended to be smoked. I can't imagine this mess passing through a needle. So -- no.
No. Cocaine comes from the coca plant. The drug that comes from opium is morphine (along with other opioid alkaloids), which is used to make heroin. The two drugs are completely different.
Generally, one free-bases a single chemical. Opium is a milieu of several chemicals, including morphine and codeine. There really isn't any advantage to free-basing those chemicals.