Oxy [Paperback]

Otto Snow (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2001

OXY stands for OxyCodone (narcotic agonist) easily created from Garden Poppies and varieties of Oriental Poppies. United States consumes 90% of the world¹s supply of oxycodone, placing a strain on the essential precursor (thebaine) of oxycodone & naltrexone; narcotic antagonist. Many countries have considered increasing the cultivation of Oriental Poppies in the event of terrorist attack, meteor strike, plague, drought or other natural disaster. Hundreds of Papaver species/alkaloids described & referenced. DEA and global drug intelligence.

OXY; GLOBAL NARCOTICS PRODUCTION; Thebaine from Oriental Poppies; OXYCODONE; Pharmacology of Oxycodone; Preparation of Oxycodone from Thebaine; ETORPHINE; Process of Purifying Oripavines; Thebaine Extraction and Purification; Extraction of Crude Thebaine from Dried Seed Capsules. MORPHINE Extraction from Opium; A Process for the Extraction of Alkaloids from Poppy Straw and/or Capsules; Morphine from Codeine; The Opium Poppy and Other Poppies by Charles C. Fulton; THE OPIUM POPPY; Distinction of the opium poppy from other commonly cultivated poppies; The closest relatives of Papaver somniferum; OTHER POPPIES; Principal species of poppies in American horticulture; Opium alkaloids, and characteristic opium products which occur in other plants; The alkaloidal constituents of some poppies; Opium Poppy Cultivation and Heroin Processing in Southeast Asia. Cultivation Methods; Opium Harvesting. Extraction of Morphine from Opium; Morphine to Heroin. Packed with references, photos, graphs, charts; extractions and chemistry in both English and German. An asset to the survivalist, student or anyone interested in the facts. 6 x 9; 246 pgs.; illustrated;UV laminated 4 color covers.

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Book Includes:
OXY
NIH Panel Calls for Expanded
Methadone Treatment for Heroin Addiction
Heroin Abuse Declines in Western Europe
High-Dose Methadone Improves Treatment Outcomes
GLOBAL NARCOTICS PRODUCTION
The Suppression of Poppy Cultivation in the US
Global Production and Consumption of Derivatives of Opium Alkaloids, 1957-1961 in Kilograms
Learning to Make Opiates Without Flowers
Poppy cultivation under properly controlled conditions so as to meet the worlds requirements of opium for medical and scientific purposes
Global Consumption of Opiates 1984-1998 in Kilograms
Utilization of Opiate Raw Materials
Stocks of Opiate Raw Materials
Production of Opiate Raw Materials, a consumption of opiates and balance, 1985-2000
Manufacture of Other Narcotic Drugs, 1994-1998
Narcotics and Narcotic Antagonists from Thebaine
Thebaine from Oriental Poppies
Timely provision of controlled drugs in acute emergency situations

OXYCODONE
Pharmacology of Oxycodone
Preparation of Oxycodone (English and German)
14-Hydroxycodeinone from Thebaine and Hydrogen Peroxide (in English)
14-Hydroxycodeinone from Thebaine and Hydrogen Peroxide (in German)
Preparation of 14-Hydroxycodeinone from Thebaine and Sodium Dichromate (in English)
Preparation of 14-Hydroxycodeinone from Codeine or Codeinone and Sodium Dichromate (in German)
Preparation of 14-Hydroxycodeinone from 8:14-dihydroxydihydrocodeinone
Preparation of 8:14-dihydroxydihydrocodeinone from 8-(or 14-) Acetyl-8:14-dihydroxydihydrothebaine
Preparation of 8-(or 14-) Acetyl-8:14-dihydroxydihydrothebaine from Thebaine

ETORPHINE; Process of Purifying Oripavines

THEBAINE
Discovery and chemical properties
Thebaine Color and Precipitation Tests
Pharmacology of Thebaine
The Dependence Potential of Thebaine
Thebaine Extraction and Purification
Extraction Chart from Dried Seed Capsules
Extraction of Crude Thebaine from Papaver bracteatum
Papaver somniferumStrain with High Concentration of Thebaine and Oripavine

MORPHINE
Discovery and Chemical Properties
Table of Solubilities
Color and Precipitation Reactions
Morphine Salts
Morphine Extraction from Opium
Preparations of Morphia. (1800s)
Morphine Extraction 1920
Extraction Plant Fischer Type
Extraction of Aqueous Liquids with Light Solvents
Salts of Morphine
Pharmacology of Morphine
Clinical Uses
A Process for the Extraction of Alkaloids from Poppy Straw and/or Capsules

HYDROCODONE
Pharmacology of Hydrocodone

CODEINE
Discovery and Chemical Properties
Table of Solubilities
Pharmacology of Codeine
Preparation of Morphine from Codeine

The Opium Poppy and Other Poppies by Charles C. Fulton (1944)

THE OPIUM POPPY
Distinction of the opium poppy from other commonly cultivated poppies
Papaver somniferum
Other commonly cultivated poppies
Origin of poppy culture
Culture for seed, flowers, opium, alialoids
Hybrids of Papaver somniferum with quite different species
OTHER POPPIES
Plants coming under the Opium Poppy Control Act
The genera of the family Papaveraceae
Principal species of poppies in American horticulture
The question of morphine (and narcotine) in other plants than Papaver somniferum
Opium alkaloids, and characteristic opium products which ocour in other plants
The alkaloidal constituents of some poppies

Opium Poppy Cultivation and Heroin Processing in Southeast Asia: Executive Summary
Origin and History of the Opium Poppy
The Opium Poppy Plant
Opium Poppy Growing Areas
Field Selection and Land Clearing
Land Preparation and Cultivation Methods
Opium Harvesting Methods!
Cooking Opium
Extraction of Morphine from Opium
Conversion of Morphine to Heroin Base
Conversion of Heroin Base to Heroin
Heroin No. 3
Heroin No. 4

List of Illustrations
Basic Parts of the Opium Poppy Plant
Major Opium Poppy Growing Areas in Southeast Asia
Ethnic Groups Involved in Opium Trafficking in Southeast Asia
Relative Sizes of Land Areas in Mainland Southeast Asia
Opium Poppy Cultivation in Southeast Asia
Units of Opium Weight in Southeast Asia
Units of Heroin Weight in Southeast Asia
Extraction of Morphine from Opium
Process of Acetylation of Morphine
Key Chemicals Used in Heroin Processing
Units of Liquid Measurements
Conversion Process to Heroin No. 3
Conversion Process to Heroin No. 4

Product Details

• Paperback: 246 pages
• Publisher: Thoth Pr (September 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966312821
• ISBN-13: 978-0966312829
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #853,230 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent, July 1, 2002

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Chris (canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oxy (Paperback)

its a excellent book on the alkaloids of papaver somniferum. its intented for those chemistry types in a way, not for someone who is interested in just growing the poppy. shows you how to extract thebaine, morphine and make heroin. elaborate extraction process for making oxycodone from the main precursor thebaine. a good book!!!

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars ....If You Can Stomach The Hysterical Cant, April 16, 2006

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C. Kaye "remembering_barbara" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oxy (Paperback)

I am a chronic pain patient who has found it nearly impossible to be treated for my problem by conventional M.D.s. They somehow think it is virtuous to be twisted by pain on a day to day basis rather than partake of the evil poppy. I found the chemistry cited in the book to be sound, but was taken aback by the anti-drug rant. Surely there must be better, less biased literature out there.

I have to wonder if the publisher insisted the anti-drug rants be inserted in the book as a pre-condition to publishing. I wouldn't be surprised.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars OXY - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, April 7, 2006

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Robert L. Marshall (san antonio, texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oxy (Paperback)

The title of the book OXY is a misgnomer, because the book talks about all opium alkaloids, not just the semisynthetic narcotic Oxycodone (OxyContin TM-Purdue).
The good: this book is an excellent revue of the opiate literature and includes the original pharmacologic and organic chemistry papers with their cited references. Also, there are various DEA and USDA reports on cultivation of poppies, the Golden Triangle of Laos, Myamar, China, Vietnam, etc. where illicit opium, morphine, and heroin are produced, as well as all the backyard processes of producing heroin.
The bad: the introduction and opening chapter perpetuates some of the common myths about opiates, such as attributing "soldiers disease" (civil-war veterans hooked on opiates) to heroin. Heroin wasn't synthsized until 1873 and was only commercially distributed by Bayer in the 1890s. Also, the author referes to opiates as "poisons" which is a bit of hysteria.
The ugly: in the first chapter there is a bit of ranting about "script doctors" and medicare fraud that has no place in the book. Indications for the use of the narcotics are mentioned, but without citing medical research or offering medical credentials by the author.
But in summary, despite the bad and the ugly, this is an excellent book if you are an organic chemist, pharmacist, chemical engineer, practioner, pain patient, or heroin user to educate yourself about opiates. THIS BOOK NOR THIS REVIEW ADVOCATES THE USE, ABUSE, POSSESSION, MANUFACTURE, etc. etc. of the substances, plants, precursor chemicals, or laboratory apparatus mentioned in the book, most of which are illegal in the U.S.