Better late than never...
Creative: As to the relavancy of whether or not it is opium or heroin, it certainly IS relevant. IF a person was under the mistaken assumption that they had opium, when in reality they actually had heroin, the consequences could be dire indeed. In fact most opium looks like most tar and even moderately experienced users could be confused.
As to your reluctance to engage in rectal administration, you are not alone. Suprisingly [or perhaps not so suprisingly considering the state of Western Culture], many feel that it is something to be shunned. In terms of opiates, it is the most effective mode of administration...after they hypordermic needle that is. It is not really a big deal. Using a syringe sans point, you prepare the substance as you would for injection, you then insert the nose of the syringe a good 4 or 5 inches up the old poop chute and let it rip [the syringe, not the chute].
Thursday I am not sure what you mean by "morphine like high" as heroin is simply a delivery vehichle for morphine. Heroin is converted to morphine upon ingestion [or to be more accurate the conversion takes place once the heroin crosses the BBB]. I am not sure what you mean by "looks, smells, and tastes like raw opium." Opium and tar are usually identical in appearance, even to the jaded user. The smell would probably be a tip off but you mentioned the substance as having a floral odor, and opium [raw or processed] never smells like flowers. As for the taste, when smoking the two substances are nearly identical. Of course the price you mention would probably be a tip off but you'd be suprised how much some people would be willing to pay for actual opium. Although Kdou believes the price [if it's for heroin] too inexpensive I remember paying the rough equivalent in Dallas and in Tyler [Texas]. All in all, only you have the ability to discern what you actually purchased. If I was to offer an educated guess though, I'd place my money on "heroin."
Jamshyd: While you may in fact be correct that alot of things on BL are merely the same recycled rhetoric, in the case of opium there is a very good reason to repeat the oft repeated admonishment; Statistically speaking you could keep track of all the federal cases related to opium [growing, smuggling, selling] on one hand. Cost is the major factor and although it would no doubt sell out it would take longer than usual to reach the target market. Most smugglers do not like to sit on a product too long. If they opt for heroin however, they can unload as much as they can bring over the border, and as fast as they bring it. To get an ounce of opium you have to have a decent amount of plants. Although up to 175,000 poppy plants can grow in an average hectare, growing and harvesting even that small of a crop presents sone unique and pressing problems: concealment [that many vivid hued blooms is a sight to behold!], a labor intensive process [less than marijuana but a much smaller chance of success is the tradeoff], a very vulnerable harvest period. You can take that kilo of opium and multiply its price many times over if you simply convert it to either morphine or heroin.
To wit, there is only one group in the States that regularly engages in opium smuggling: The Hmong in the Minneapolis area. They only do so because the practice of opium smoking is a deeply enttrenched and integral part of their culture...especially for the older generation. I have never heard of a Hmong selling to an outsider. Even there you find it as an increasingly rare occurrence.