Where does opium come from? The opium poppy grows best in warm, dry climates. Most opium is grown in a long, narrow stretch of mountains in central Asia, an area that starts in Turkey and moves ...

Overview: Rectal belladonna/opium is commonly used to relieve severe pain caused by muscle spasms in the urinary tract (ureter) when other pain medicines have not worked. It comes as a suppository ...

BANGKOK — The production of opium in Myanmar has flourished since the military's seizure of power, with the cultivation of poppies up by a third in the past year as eradication efforts have ...

The “Opium Department” took control of the details ... Winner of the International Booker Prize: “Heart Lamp" is a collection of stories about Indian Muslim women’s daily struggles ...