Opium History Quiz

Over two thousand years, opium spread to the

By 1874, morphine was used to create

Opium is created from a specific poppy plant of this species...

In the 1500s, laudenum was created as a blend of ?

The ancient Sumerians of 3400 BCE knew poppies as ...

By 460 BCE, this individual suggested opium for pain, menstrual issues, and other medical applications.

"Principum somniferum", or the active ingredient of opium, was discovered by this group of professionals in 1803.

Dr. Farney's Teething Syrup was a blend of the following components...

In the 1800s, an opium addiction allowed women to seem more fashionable by appearing more...

Many women of the 1800s were involved in a women-led Temperence movement but still favored this substance.