Copium

Copium

Clinical data
Routes of administration	Rectal
Pharmacokinetic data
Metabolites	Ropium
Elimination half-life	6
Duration of action	Long
Excretion	Renal (65.32%), fecal (34.68%)
Identifiers
E number	{{#property:P628}}
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	{{#property:P3117}}
ECHA InfoCard	{{#property:P2566}}
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C16H19CoNO3
Molar mass	332.264 gr/mol

Copium is an opiate drug of the morphinan structural class. It is chemically similar to morphine, but with a cobalt atom crammed up in there, hence the name.

Copium occurs naturally in the excretions of the Kindreds russet poppy (Papaver agriliana), native to the islands of the Kindreds Sea. Competition for control over the lucrative trade in copium was a key factor in the outbreak of the Kindred Wars during the 17th century AD. The illegal commerce of copium also played a key role in the South Cronan Narco Wars from 1959 to 1989.