§3.8.7 · Botanicals › Unclassified

Opium

Acute: Moderate riskDependency: Moderate risk Test for fentanyl

Quick reference

Routes

Oral / Smoked

Form

Dried Sap

Shulgin rating

Experience

Primary effects

Mild euphoria, contentedness, and tranquility without significant excitement.
Mental relaxation, sedation, and clear anxiolytic effects; a dreamy headspace.

Peak character

A sedated, relaxed, and generally fine feeling; compared to a strong benzo without prolific experience.
A pleasant, chillaxed state with a nice background feeling; can generate a desire to redose for stronger effects.

Negatives / side effects

Overdose with obvious risks and serious consequences; extreme caution is merited when dosing.
Possible low blood pressure (heart rate) and slight nausea; can cause mild headaches the following morning.

Aftereffects / comedown

Effects fade slowly and gently; a contented plateau followed by a weary edge and a gradual comedown.
A slight chance of a hint of a headache the following morning.

Reagent testing

Recommended reagents

Marquis Mecke Froehde Mandelin

Expected reactions

Marquis	Purple → black (morphine content)
Mecke	Blue → black
Froehde	Blue → black
Mandelin	Brown → black

Adulterant detection: Papaver somniferum — morphine/codeine/thebaine. Full opioid reagent battery applies. Fentanyl adulteration in illicit opium products is documented.

Apply the same fentanyl strip + colorimetric battery as for heroin/morphine.

Source

Reference fields and narrative for Opium extracted from The Drug Users Bible by Dominic Milton Trott (MxZero Publishing, 2022).

drugusersbible.com

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