Some say tiny poppy seeds yield a drink with potentially deadly effects. Jan. 16, 2008— -- A staple in the spice aisles of grocery stores has apparently become a new target for adolescents and ...

Lawsuits are emerging around the country over deaths and serious injuries caused by the medicinal use of poppy seeds. Seeking a remedy for anxiety, arthritis or diarrhea, people are making tea from ...

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 ...

When it comes to the opioid epidemic, it’s not just pills and powder anymore. Addiction specialists are warning about a tea that young addicts can make at home. The main ingredient is unwashed poppy ...

NORFOLK, Va. - Poppy seed tea is available online, but medical experts warn of its dangerous and addictive properties. "The results are dangerous and sometimes deadly," warned News 3 medical expert Dr ...

When a Shorewood, Wisconsin resident was found dead from an overdose on May 18, 2021, the medical examiner found morphine, codeine, and thebaine in the person’s system and determined the cause of ...

At least one grocery store in the Kansas City metro has pulled poppy seeds from its shelves and placed them behind the counter after they became a target for thieves.The Lee's Summit Hy-Vee has placed ...

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 ...

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WRIC) — It’s been months since 21-year-old Steven Austin Underhill died in his fraternity house at JMU back in February, but police confirmed this week that Underhill died from an ...

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 ...

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 ...