Heroin and Other Opioids: Poppies' Perilous Children

Illicit and Misused Drugs

by E.J. Sanna

Heroin, opium, morphine, and codeine are the natural opioids. This work presents the history of opium production and use, and its role in political history. It shows the opioids' effects on the body and brain, their long- and short-term side effects, and their dangers.

128 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2007