Independent Drug Monitoring Unit

Drugs Information

Heroin Opiates Information

Research articles about the effects of heroin and Opiates.

Opiates & Sexual Function

Introduction

The relationship between opiate drug use and sexual activity is a complex mix of pharmacological and socioeconomic factors. The high cost of maintaining a habit leads both women and men into prostitution as an alternative acquisitive crime.

UK Opiate Usage

Consumption, Attitudes and Prices

There are many different estimates of the amount of opiates consumed by dependent users. Few of these can be regarded as entirely reliable, as the amounts and purities of the drug seized can vary considerably. Most of the research into opiate consumption in the UK was conducted in the mid-1980s.

Opium in the UK

Opium is the raw exudate of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) which is scraped from the scored seed head of the poppy, which contains a number of alkaloids including morphine and codeine.

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