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?

A home-brewing technique used to extract morphine from unwashed poppy seeds can produce lethal doses of the drug, according to new research. A home-brewing technique used to extract morphine from ...

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is accusing a Utah-based business of breaking federal law by selling poppy seed tea online for medicinal purposes. The FDA sent a warning letter to ...

Indore: Over 160 kg poppy straw powder was recovered by Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) in Neemuch. Officers of CBN intercepted a tractor trolley at Jawad circle and recovered 161.6 kg poppy straw ...

WASHINGTON -- Purveyors of unwashed poppy seeds have been put on notice by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration -- opium alkaloids accompanying the seeds aren't exempt from the provisions of the ...

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. Madeleine Swortwood, an ...

Extracting morphine from unwashed poppy seeds using home-brewing techniques can produce lethal doses of the drug, morphine, says study conducted at Sam Houston State University. Madeleine Swortwood, ...