What's the difference between opium and heroin?

Opium is the dried latex of the opium poppy plant. It contains a number of chemicals in it and is natural. Heroin is extracted from opium and is a semi synthetic opiate. Heroin is far more potent than opium, and much more addictive. read more

Opium is a strong pain relieving medication, and a number of drugs are also made from this source. Opioids are synthetic or partly-synthetic drugs that are manufactured to work in a similar way to opiates. read more

Opium is an opiate, and is the source from which other semi-synthetic opiates are derived, such as morphine and heroin. Opiates are a class of drugs that people can take. These are drugs that interact with the *opioid* receptors in the brain, to trigger an artificial experience of opioids. read more