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Opium use and risk of mortality from digestive diseases: A prospective cohort study

open access: yes, 2013
Objectives:Opium use, particularly in low doses, is a common practice among adults in northeastern Iran. We aimed to investigate the association between opium use and subsequent mortality from disorders of the digestive tract.Methods:We used data from ...
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Variation in Oil, Protein Content and Fatty Acid Composition of Twelve Turkish Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) Lines [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Medicinal Plants and By-products, 2012
Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) has two major products: alkaloids in the capsules and the seeds.  The seed contains oil, protein, carbohydrate, moisture and mineral matters.
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The Comparative Effect of Morphine on Proliferation of Cancer Cell Lines Originating from Different Organs: An In Vitro Study

open access: yesPharmaceuticals
Background/Objectives: Opium consumption was recently classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) monograph as carcinogenic to humans based on strong evidence for cancers of the larynx, lung, and urinary bladder, and limited ...
Lydia Whitham   +3 more
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Phytochemical Characterization of the Leaves of Grown in USA

open access: yesNatural Product Communications, 2009
Mitragyna speciosa (Rubiaceae) has traditionally been used in the tropical regions of Asia, Africa and Indonesia as a substitute for opium. Indole alkaloids are the most common compounds that have been isolated.
Francisco León   +5 more
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Regulating khat - Dilemmas and opportunities for the international drug control system [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Background: The regulation of khat, one of the most recent psychoactive drugs to become a globally traded commodity, remains hotly contested within different producer and consumer countries.
Beckerleg, Susan   +2 more
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The role of beta-endorphin in horses: a review

open access: yesVeterinární Medicína, 2011
Opium alkaloids counterparts are secreted by human and animal organisms but the role of endogenous opioid peptides in horses has not yet been fully elucidated.
M. Golynski, W. Krumrych, K. Lutnicki
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Sprcial discussion: Future Roles for Tincture of Opium in Medical Intervention for Opioid Dependence Treads and Hopes

open access: yesResearch on Addiction, 2009
Opium tincture or tincture of opium (TOP), also known as Laudanum, is an alcoholic herbal preparation of opium. It is made by combining ethanol with opium latex or powder. After works of Paracelsus, the 16th century Swiss-German alchemist, who discovered

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Cocaine: The Complementarity Between Legal and Illegal Trade [PDF]

open access: yes
The smuggling cost of an imported illegal good decreases as the volume of legally imported goods increases. First because more imports are typically associated to an increased number of transporters, which is an increased supply of potential smugglers ...
Francesco Flaviano Russo
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