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The trading and production of opium spread from the Mediterranean to China by the 15th century. Opium has many derivatives, including morphine, codeine, oxycodone, and heroin. Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thome. thomÃ©
This led to the Opium War in which China fought Britain. Because the British had superior ships and weapons, they won the Opium War in 1842. The peace treaty was the Treaty of Nanjing.