Opium
Papaver somniferum (opium poppy, or simply opium)
crack is from coke and heroin is from opium or poppy seeds
Opium doesn't stand for anything. The name of the drug comes from the flower that it's harvested from, the Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum)
Assuming you meant 'opium' - it's a drug obtained from poppy seeds.
If you are referring to the derivitive of the opium poppy called "tar," it certainly is.
The botanical name for opium poppy is Papaver somniferum.The poppy is used for medicinal purposes, such as the production of morphine and codeine. Unfortunately is is also used to produce illegal drugs such as heroin.
The plant that contains many different alkaloids and is the source of opium is the opium poppy, known by its scientific name Papaver somniferum. Opium from this plant is a narcotic drug that contains compounds such as morphine and codeine.
If you are referring to the derivitive of the opium poppy called "tar," it certainly is.
opium Using poppy seeds in foods such as bagels, etc are now not counted by your doctor as opiate use due to the level of result from a urine/lab test (from a gas chromatograph). Unfortunately, large use such as the "poppy seed, pineapple juice with bromalain formula" will test as morphine use. This will elininate you from any opiod regime your doctor is treating you with!
Heroin originates from the opium poppy plant. A poppy plant pod contains a white syrup which when dried forms what is known as opium. It is from opium that among other drugs heroin is derived.
The poppy plant itself is not a drug, but the type of drugs known as "opiates" (opium, heroin, morphine, oxycodone, hydrocodone aka Vicodin) are made from certain types of poppy plants. See the Related Link below.