2. • Evidence of ancient use in Spain and Germany
• Used in China from 1500s
• 1700s, Britain traded with China, two countries
had 2 drug wars
• Used by Native Americans for rituals in 1800s
• Heavily used in San Francisco in 1800s
3. Long Term
• Paranoia
• Low Blood Pressure
• Death
• Addiction
Short Term
• Vomiting
• Increased Urination
• Sweating
• Numbness
• Loss of Appetite
• Emotional
Detachment
4. • Opium is a narcotic
• Numbs the Body
• Can Be smoked
• Mixed with herbs and smoked
• Dissolved in alcohol and become a sedation
liquid
• Opium is the 2nd most addicting drug when
smoked
• Opium is illegal
5. • The form of opium that is smoked is opium
lettuce
• Lettuce is made of the dried latex of opium
poppy plants
• The medicinal is a concentrated liquid form
6. Big O
Black Stuff
Block
Poppy
Black Block
Afghan
7. Detoxification - ridding the body of the drug
and its physical dependence on the drug.
Therapy – talking to a counselor about
addiction/problem
Drug Therapy - doctors prescribe medications
such as naltrexone that are meant to reduce the
patient's chances of having a relapse. This
treatment is used more often with addicts who
have relapsed in the past.
Rehabilitation
