> > such a benign
> > substance.
> >
> > John Thornton
> Huh? Opium? WTF?
It is a completely non-toxic substance that harms none of the bodies organs. Aspirin if very toxic and yet we consider it relatively benign. Since he was referring to deaths from opium, not any of its alkaloids in a concentrated form such as morphine, I inquired how they died. Opium is far safer than almost any modern pharmaceutical for toxicity. Opium is safer than pot and is in all probability the least toxic mind altering substance we know of. Pharmacologically you would have a difficult time finding a substance less harmful than opium.
John Thornton