Opium

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/opium

Step 2 · Questions

1. 1. What is the scientific name?

2. 2. What is the primary alkaloids?

3. 3. What is opium and where does it come from?

4. 4. How did people use opium in ancient times?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

• Analgesic

• Psychoactive

• Opioid Crisis

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.