2. INTRODUCTION
• Opium is a narcotic formed from the latex of opium
poppies , Papaver somniferum (poppy, sleep inducing)

3. HISTORY
• Known to the Ancient Sumerians (circa 4000 B.C.),
Ancient Egyptians & The Greeks
• Hippocrates (460-357 B.C.)
• Known to China around the 7th century A.D
• Widespread opium use in China with the introduction of
tobacco in the 17th century
• In 1803, the German pharmacist F. W. Serturner isolated
and described the principal alkaloid in opium

4. CULTIVATION

5. CLASSIFICATION
opium
Semi synthetic
•Heroin Synthetic
Natural
•Hydromorphone •Meperidine
•Morphine
•Oxymorphone •Methadone
•codeine
•oxycodone •Fentanyl, etc

6. EXTRAXTION

7. EXTRAXTION

8. MORPHINE
• Derived from Greek word MORHPEUS-God of Dreams
• Highly potent opiate analgesic psychoactive drug
• High potential for addiction tolerance and both physical
and psychological dependence

9. ACTION
• Chemically similar to endorphins
• Endorphins are produced by the pituitary gland and the
hypothalamus during strenuous exercise, excitement,
and orgasm

10. USES
• As an analgesic
• Adjunct to general anesthesia
• In epidural anesthesia or intrathecal analgesia
• As an antitussive for severe cough
• As an antidiarrheal in chronic conditions

11. MORPHINISM
• Diseased condition resulting from excessive use of
morphine (Morphine addiction)
• Dry skin, scars of healed abscess
• Loss of memory, restless,
• Moral deterioration, hallucination

12. HEROINE

13. HEROIN
• Semi-synthetic opioid drug synthesized from morphine

14. NDPS ACT
• Cultivation production
• Manufacture,
• Import & Export,
• Sale & Consumption,
• Use etc of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.

15. PRICE & TRAFFICKING
• Raw Opium: Rs 1500 approx./Gram
• Heroin: Rs 4500 approx./Gram
Body packers
An individual who ingests wrapped packets of illicit drugs
such as cocaine, heroin, amphetamines, ecstasy,
marijuana, or hashish to transport them.

16. Beauty of poppy