{"product_id":"opium","title":"Opium","description":"\u003cp\u003eA BAXCO original product-design study reimagining an \u003cstrong\u003eEli Lilly \u0026amp; Co. powdered opium extract from c. 1900\u003c\/strong\u003e. For centuries, opium was one of medicine's most important drugs, used in preparations for pain relief, sedation, coughs, diarrhoea, and a remarkable range of other ailments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts influence, however, extended far beyond the medicine cabinet. Opium became a hugely valuable global commodity, helped trigger the Opium Wars between Britain and China, and provided the foundation for increasingly powerful derivatives including morphine and heroin. Its legacy continues today through the wider family of opioid drugs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite having been used for centuries, by the dawn of the 20th century opium was being bottled, branded, and marketed by modern pharmaceutical companies alongside their other medicines. Stripped back to the packaging, typography, and chemical structure, \u003cstrong\u003eOpium\u003c\/strong\u003e captures that extraordinary collision between an ancient natural remedy and the emerging modern pharmaceutical industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrint supplied unframed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/baxcoart.myshopify.com\/collections\/the-apothecary-cabinet\" title=\"The Apothecary Cabinet\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExplore The Apothecary Cabinet →\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BaxCo","offers":[{"title":"A3","offer_id":60363703943502,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A4","offer_id":60363703910734,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2","offer_id":60363703976270,"sku":null,"price":140.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1065\/6674\/6446\/files\/BaxCoApothecarySeries03Opium.jpg?v=1786781917","url":"https:\/\/baxcoart.myshopify.com\/products\/opium","provider":"BaxCo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}