The drug was made famous by the English doctor John Sydenham. Sydenham's liquid laudanum, opium combined with sherry, immediately became popular as a cure-all for pain and other ailments. As Sydenham himself said about the drug: “Without it medicine would be paralyzed.” '. 19th century glass dispensing bottle for Sydenham s. Increased opium harvests and resulting heroin production in Myanmar are providing a boost to the epicenter of Asian drug trafficking, the Golden Triangle, which includes parts of Myanmar. The opium trade, in Chinese history, the trade that developed in the 17th century in which Western countries, especially Great Britain, exported opium grown in India and sold it to China. The English used profits from the sale of opium to purchase Chinese luxury goods such as porcelain, silk, and tea, which were in high demand during the period. Opium withdrawal symptoms occur due to deficiency of the drug in the body system. It controls all the organs of the body and eventually a person becomes addicted to it. The first signs of withdrawal from the drug can come on quite gradually, causing some people to start smoking or snorting opiates again, this helps to mask the withdrawal and,