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Heroin Production. Most heroin originates from opium poppy farms in SW Asia (the Golden Crescent, primarily Afghanistan and Pakistan), SE Asia (the Golden Triangle, primarily in Myanmar), and Latin American (primarily Colombia).
Heroin is an opiate, stemming from the term opium, indicating heroin is made from the opium poppy. However, heroin is a semi-synthetic opiate as heroin is made not directly from the poppy, but from morphine.Morphine comes from the opium poppy directly.Opium and morphine, from which heroin is made, come from a variety of sources: 1  Afghanistan-leading illegal opium and heroin exporter producing up to 82% of the world's supply. 2  Pakistan, Southeast Asia, South America-other illegal sources.t is from morphine that heroin is made. Morphine is made into heroin with a chemical reaction containing the chemical compound acetic anhydride. The heroin is then purified using chemical or mechanical means.