A 65-year-old man started brewing poppy seed tea to manage his chronic pain. The man had been prescribed opioids in the past, but it was the tea that led to a dependency. He got clean with supportive ...

It sounds like a joke: poppy seeds infused with opioids. Indeed, it was a plotline on the sitcom Seinfeld. But for some it has been a tragedy. People have died after drinking tea brewed from unwashed ...

Believe it or not, researchers have shown that lethal levels of morphine and codeine could be extracted using poppy seeds purchased online, where recipes for home-brewed poppy seed tea could also be ...

New Zealand drug addicts have developed a craze for poppy seed "tea" with the rapid growth of the legally bought ingredients leading some supermarkets to stop stocking bulk poppy seeds. Addicts have ...

HUNTSVILLE, TX (10-10-17) -- A home-brewing technique used to extract morphine from unwashed poppy seeds can produce lethal doses of the drug, according to research at Sam Houston State University.

For centuries, poppy seed tea has been used for its narcotic, analgesic, antidiarrheal, or euphoric effects, or as a substitute for opiates. What are the risks associated with this herbal beverage?

It sounds like a joke: poppy seeds infused with opioids. Indeed, it was a plotline on the sitcom Seinfeld. But for some it has been a tragedy. People have died after drinking tea brewed from unwashed ...