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Sap from the poppy Papover somniferum has been used for thousands of years to relieve pain and treat symptoms of disease. Poppies are grown only in certain areas of the world, and supply the entire world’s supply of opiate pain killers.

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Sap from the poppy Papover somniferum (pictured below) has been used for thousands of years to relieve pain and treat symptoms of diseases.
The poppy Papover Somniferum

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Raw Opium Oozes from a Lanced Poppy Seed Pod
Raw opium oozes from a lanced poppy seed pod grown by licensed farmers in Turkey and Iran. Poppies are grown only in certain areas of the world, and supply the entire world’s supply of opiate pain killers.

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A brick of raw pressed opium
A brick of pressed raw opium ready to be transported for processing.

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