DOSINA

Opium

Opioid

Opium is a naturally occurring analgesic harvested as a latex from ripe Papaver somniferum (opium poppy) pods. The sap of the poppy plant primarily contains codeine and morphine with the amounts varying by plant, which can be made into a tea and consumed raw, or further processed.

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Dose and effect data: PsychonautWiki (CC BY-SA 4.0) and TripSit (PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0). Not covered by PsychonautWiki — data comes from TripSit. Less-used substance: fewer independent sources, so treat these numbers with extra caution.

Before you dose

⚠Dose here depends overwhelmingly on your tolerance, not your body weight. A dose that is mild for a tolerant user can be fatal for someone else.

Dose

Published population range

Common≥ 100 mg

Basis: Variable morphine content between batches.

Because potency varies by batch, never treat yesterday's dose as today's.

Check an amount you already have

Expected effects

  • Euphoria and warmth
  • Analgesia
  • Sedation
  • Dream-like state

Possible side effects

  • Variable morphine content between batches
  • Respiratory depression
  • Constipation
  • Itching
  • Dependence
  • Withdrawal

Harm reduction

  • Never use alone. The single most effective thing you can do is have someone with you or on the phone.
  • Carry naloxone and know how to use it. It reverses opioid overdose and cannot harm someone who has not taken opioids.
  • Use fentanyl and nitazene test strips on every batch, including pills. They catch a large share of contamination, though not all of it.
  • Start with a fraction of your usual amount when you get a new batch or after any break in use - tolerance drops fast, in days.
  • Do not mix with benzodiazepines, alcohol, GHB or other sedatives. That combination is behind the majority of opioid deaths.
  • If someone is unresponsive: call emergency services, give naloxone, put them in the recovery position and stay with them. Naloxone wears off before many opioids do, so a second dose may be needed.
  • Prescribed opioid medication should never be shared or stockpiled - tolerance differences make it lethal.

Identify what you have

Marquis (TripSit reference)Dark grayish reddish Brown

Reagent tests show what a substance probably is, not how pure it is or what else is in the mix. Fentanyl and nitazene test strips are the only reliable check for those, and quantitative lab testing is better than both.

Tolerance, dependence and detection

After-effects1-12

Sources

• TripSit wiki — Opium (PolyForm Noncommercial)
https://wiki.tripsit.me

• Erowid experience reports (external)
https://www.erowid.org/experiences/subs/exp_Opium.shtml

Dosina is educational harm-reduction information, not medical advice. Doses are population ranges from published sources and cannot account for your tolerance, health conditions or what is actually in your substance. Possession and use may be illegal where you live.