My bold padlet by Tony Barrett https://padlet.com/barrett_tony109/w5fu8hxvpk3y Made with a lightning strike of genius en-us 2017-05-01 12:32:41 UTC 2017-05-01 12:58:28 UTC hello@padlet.com What is it? Where did it come from? barrett_tony109 https://padlet.com/barrett_tony109/w5fu8hxvpk3y/wish/169148367 The drug opium: It is harvested from poppy seeds from poppy plants. It was very widely used and grown as far back as 3,400 B.C. in Southwest Asia. It was among one of the most traded products on the Silk Road.]]> 2017-05-01 12:33:57 UTC https://padlet.com/barrett_tony109/w5fu8hxvpk3y/wish/169148367 Nicknames for Opium barrett_tony109 https://padlet.com/barrett_tony109/w5fu8hxvpk3y/wish/169149424 Buddha
Chinese Molasses
Chinese Tobacco
God's Medicine
Joy Plant]]> 2017-05-01 12:39:47 UTC https://padlet.com/barrett_tony109/w5fu8hxvpk3y/wish/169149424 How to use the drug barrett_tony109 https://padlet.com/barrett_tony109/w5fu8hxvpk3y/wish/169149605 First you plant a poppy plant and once its produced seeds you harvest the opium from the seeds. The opium harvested this way is normally smoked.]]> 2017-05-01 12:40:55 UTC https://padlet.com/barrett_tony109/w5fu8hxvpk3y/wish/169149605 Symptoms barrett_tony109 https://padlet.com/barrett_tony109/w5fu8hxvpk3y/wish/169149912 When using, a user may experience mood swings, depression, anxiety, and withdrawals when not using as it is a highly addictive substance.]]> 2017-05-01 12:42:37 UTC https://padlet.com/barrett_tony109/w5fu8hxvpk3y/wish/169149912 Long term? Short Term? barrett_tony109 https://padlet.com/barrett_tony109/w5fu8hxvpk3y/wish/169150141 Long Term: Weakened immune system, gastric problems
Short Term: Euphoric sensation, sleepiness, drowsiness slowed heart rate]]> 2017-05-01 12:43:57 UTC https://padlet.com/barrett_tony109/w5fu8hxvpk3y/wish/169150141 Treatments? barrett_tony109 https://padlet.com/barrett_tony109/w5fu8hxvpk3y/wish/169150668 Methadone Opium: Methadone opium is a way to allow users to get the same feeling but without all of the risk involved. It allows for the user to be safer. I think of it as a way to ween the user off of the original drug.
Levacetylmethadol: LAAM, similar to Methadone is a synthetic opiate. It can take away feelings of withdrawal and cravings. LAAM lasts longer and cannot be given to take home. ]]> 2017-05-01 12:46:46 UTC https://padlet.com/barrett_tony109/w5fu8hxvpk3y/wish/169150668 Costs barrett_tony109 https://padlet.com/barrett_tony109/w5fu8hxvpk3y/wish/169152098 $20-$30 per gram. Very accessible for people on a budget.]]> 2017-05-01 12:53:03 UTC https://padlet.com/barrett_tony109/w5fu8hxvpk3y/wish/169152098 Stats barrett_tony109 https://padlet.com/barrett_tony109/w5fu8hxvpk3y/wish/169152522
  • More than 13 million people worldwide use opium.
  • Opium deaths, such as those related to heroin, account for 80 percent of drug related deaths in Europe.
  • In the United States, opiates, primarily heroin, account for nearly 20 percent of drug treatment admission.

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