Effects of Opium Addiction

Opium is the source for morphine, codeine, and heroin. When taken legally or illegally, opium is also a highly addictive drug.

Opium can provide desirable effects including :

• Euphoria
• Relaxation
• Numbness from pain
• Alleviation of anxieties

However, people who have become tolerant to the desirable effects and seek to maintain them, often they become addicted through consuming greater amounts of the drug. Opium use also has negative effects, including :

• Diminished bodily responses to certain situations
• Loss of appetite and weight loss
• Impaired mental abilities
• Decreased sexual urge
• Vision impairment
• Abnormal mood swings
• Excessive urination

These physical and psychological problems greatly affect one’s daily activities, which may lead to depression or anxiety. In its extreme, an addict may become comatose, and death is a potential consequence.

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