Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) seed head, close-up. This poppy is the source of opium, a narcotic resin that contains the alkaloids morphine and cod

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Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) seed head, close-up. This poppy is the source of opium, a narcotic resin that contains the alkaloids morphine and codeine. These are used by the pharmaceutical industry as painkillers (analgesics). Opium can be refined to yield the illegal drug heroin. Photographed near Blandford, Dorset, UK.

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